The old adage ‘the customer is king’ or ‘the customer is always right’ might make you believe that a company’s most important value is to treat their clientele with respect. But over the years many retailers and manufacturers around the globe have cheated their customers to boost their revenue and […]
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Already the shop of choice for Ireland’s organic producers and gardeners, more and more conventional farmers are turning to Fruit Hill farm – Ireland’s specialist for environmentally-friendly house, farm and garden supplies – to help them make the switch to organic. With over 2000 new applicants to the Organic Farming […]
Nicholas Mitchell explains why it’s not too early in the year to talk about bird song, normally associated with the dawn chorus. Our resident birds have already started to sing. We humans mark the beginning of spring with the celebration of St Brigid on the first day of February. St […]
Today’s connected world is a challenging one to be growing up in. According to the ‘Goldilocks’ hypothesis, while a moderate level of digital media engagement is beneficial to mental wellbeing, lower or higher levels may be detrimental for the mental wellbeing of teenagers today. While research is ongoing into just […]
Touring around West Cork with his mobile sauna, Donie Mc Auliffe has been hearing from many of his customers how the sauna is a great pick-me-up and comfort during cold weather. Chatting to one of his regular customers, a Denmark native, about ‘hygge’ got him thinking on the Irish version […]
The ‘Museum of Birds and Beasts’, a new exhibition by Tess Leak and Sharon Whooley, that records local stories and cures from some of West Cork’s older generation that may otherwise be lost, is now on at the LHQ gallery at Cork County Hall, Carrigrohane Road where it will run […]
