The ongoing restrictions caused by Covid-19 mean the organisers of the annual Famine Walk in Louisburgh, Co Mayo have been forced to postpone the iconic event. The walk, organised by peace and justice organisation Afri, has been a popular annual event attended by 100s each year since 1988. Despite the […]
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Network Ireland West Cork has launched a new programme called ‘Explore your Hidden Goals’. This three-part series runs fortnightly through the month of May. The programme kicked off on Friday, May 1 with a webinar hosted by branch president Caroline Murphy with special guest Margaret Hoctor. Margaret said that the […]
A new initiative from the Heritage Council and National Museum of Ireland invites you to share your discoveries and insights about the hidden heritage of your locality. Due to Covid 19 we have all become much more familiar with our immediate locality. This can help us to see things in […]
Imagine growing up in a town that one of Ireland’s largest circus families called home. That was the case in the 1940s and 1950s when Duffy’s Circus set up its winter base in Dunmanway, West Cork. Dunmanway locals share some fond memories of this time with Sandra Maybury. Duffy’s Circus […]
CUH Charity’s Ambassador, Peter O’Mahony, has today, on World Ovarian Cancer Day, launched an urgent fundraising campaign to secure ground-breaking technology, which will significantly advance cancer testing, enabling patients to commence their highly targeted therapies and clinical trials earlier. The technology will have immense potential to improve cancer patient quality […]
Bealtaine Festival, an Age & Opportunity event, is a celebration of the arts and creativity as we age. Although festival organisers had to cancel their live and in-person events this May, they are bringing a taste of the festival to you online for the entire month of May – Bealtaine […]