So much has happened this month, I really don’t know where to start. I will let you into a trade secret. The hardest job I have in A&E is referring on to the surgeons and medics for further care: It can be confrontational, as the specialists try and protect their […]
Health & Lifestyle
This month I am continuing my theme of natural solutions for your children’s health problems with a close-up look at one of the least pleasant experiences: head lice. I experienced this once with my daughter when she was about two, and it did really throw me! So much so that […]
I remember a regular column in a local paper called the ‘Seen and Heard’. I think it was about happenings in the Skibbereen area. Reflecting lately with some of my groups on what gives our lives meaning, I was reminded of these words but in another context, how it feels to […]
You have your DNA test results. What are your next steps? In the previous article we looked at ‘ethnicity’, often the first thing people look at. It turns out that concept is not a simple one. The other part of your result consists of a list of DNA matches in […]
Abalonia Koomans O’Reilly is the creator behind sustainable slow fashion brand Re.cut. Based in Ballydehob, the innovative young designer works with upcycled fabrics in her designs, which she sells through online marketplaces Depop and Etsy. Originally from East Clare, Abalonia was introduced to sustainability at a young age; she attended […]
Since arriving in Ireland twenty years ago, Susie Takaew has been sharing aromatic Thai food with the people of West Cork; first in Skibbereen and then from her own restaurant Baan Sujjitra in Clonakilty. The onset of the pandemic last year resulted in a move to the other side of […]