These January days can be tough going, so how do we sustain our mental and physical health and restore our vitality?  Sustainability seems to be the word on everyone’s lips lately, meaning ‘the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level’.  So, perhaps, before plunging into a potentially […]

Ballyhooly native Andrew Shinnick, with his brother John, is a third generation beekeeper. When they’re not beekeeping, Andrew is a senior Army Officer and John, a full-time dairy farmer. Together the brothers run the award-winning Blackwater Honey. Andrew is also on the board of directors of the Irish Beekeepers Association […]

Another Christmas has slipped gently by and here we are in 2022. As always I enjoyed Christmas. I love that business takes a break and there’s time to enjoy family and friends, even if it means meeting outside to avoid the dreaded virus. We shared lots of family dinners, taking […]

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