By Dave Rees and Nicholas Mitchell The West Cork Branch held the inaugural first bird race on January 29, 2017. Apparently there had been a bird race in earlier years but no records exist. Our Chair at the time, Paul Connaughton, felt that this would be a great opportunity to […]
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With over 30 years experience in the area of environmentally-friendly garden and farm supplies, West Cork’s Fruit Hill Farm has long been the shop of choice for Ireland’s organic producers and gardeners. As we head into Spring, now is the ideal time to start thinking about creating a vegetable garden […]
What binds all the great philosophers from Aristotle to Peter Singer is a voyage of self-discovery. Despite the many centuries and cultural nuances that separate them, time and time again, a common theme that emerges from so many of them, is to be virtuous and selfless. Aristotle believed that happiness […]
This month Niamh O’Leary, a member of the Save Murragh Action Group committed to protecting the environment of the Bandon River Valley, discusses the elusive otter and the importance of protecting its presence along the Bandon River. Otters are special little characters, they are one of Ireland’s most charismatic wild […]