Ireland has reinvented itself in the twenty first century. It has emerged from the shadows and secrets of the 1900s. We have dismantled draconian laws against gay people. We have allowed literature and the arts to flourish when censorship forced some of our greatest writers to flee our shores like […]
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While winter might be a strange time of year to see Cork GAA in championship action, the football match against Kerry is a rivalry we’re all familiar with. Pre Covid saw a number of Clonakilty players donning the county red with Sean White, Maurice Shanley, Thomas Clancy and Liam O’Donovan […]
Remote working has become a feature of life during the pandemic but working from home isn’t always the best option for everyone with access to connectivity and other amenities posing challenges for many remote workers. While coworking spaces took a hit during lockdown, digital hubs such as the Ludgate in […]
Ireland’s only surviving wooden sail cargo vessel revived a tradition lost a century ago when it embarked on a symbolic series of sustainable wind-powered supply trips to islands on the south and west coasts last month. The Ilen, which was built in Baltimore in West Cork in 1926, is Ireland’s […]
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda. Its role includes implementation of the environmental dimension of the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals and to serve as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. UNEP’s mission is to provide […]
For so many of us homeschooling during lockdown was an exhausting trial; in fact the collective sigh of relief when the schools reopened recently could be heard all over the country. Although of course there were fun and satisfying aspects to it as well ¬– most of these were reserved […]