Another January and another opportunity for resolutions. Recently I listened to a podcast interview with Patrick Holden of The Sustainable Food Trust talking to Andy Cato, an inspiring regenerative farmer. The subject was climate change and how our food choices could help in redressing the situation. It was suggested that […]
Health & Lifestyle
With a resurgence of interest in knitting over lockdowns and the ‘Tom Daly’ effect’ encouraging more and more men to take up the craft, it’s no surprise that sales of needles, wool and patterns are still a strong shopping trend going into 2022. Aside from the satisfaction that comes from […]
West Cork open water swimmers came out in force this week to support 81-year-old Donegal man Paddy Conaghan who is ‘ducking and driving’ around Ireland, swimming at every Irish beach and pier he passes along on the way, to raise awareness for mental health. With over €60,000 raised, and that […]
Clonakilty girls’ rugby has experienced a meteoric rise in the last year or so. Much of that hard work has been down to the club PRO and U16 girls’ manager Vicky McCabe, who chats to Matthew Hurley about the club and the fierce drive in its female membership. “I started […]
It does not matter which websites you join for family history or DNA matching; the problem is the same. Even with the most sophisticated sites (where you might expect greater understanding and involvement of members), it is a sad reality that over 99 per cent of users do not respond […]
After a few weeks driving electric cars, last week was a stress-free one and there was certainly no ‘range anxiety’ involved, as I was driving a good old style petrol car. It was the very stylish looking DS3 so everybody was happy. My wife, who doesn’t drive, sometimes has difficulty […]