High up in the hills over Inchigeelagh, where the backdrop of the majestic cloud-covered Shehy Mountains lend an other-worldly quality to this rugged and beautiful land softly carpeted with heather and wildflowers, is where shepherdess Carly Murnane now calls home. After giving most of their possessions away and trading in […]
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After starting a TikTok account last December, which has since attracted over 80,000 followers with its down-to-earth, no-nonsense, practical and more-often-than-not dryly humorous insight into daily life at sea on board one of the world’s largest container ships, Master Mariner Mark Maguire has recently found himself the focus of media […]
West Cork motorsport legend and Ballylickey native Keith Cronin has been rallying for as long as he can remember. The 36-year-old is going for a record equalling fifth British Rally Championship title to move alongside Jimmy McRae in the all-time standings. Matthew Hurley chats to the West Cork legend who, […]
Lovers of rare and unusual plants will have the opportunity to visit two of West Cork’s more exotic gardens before the Garden Trail season comes to a close this autumn. Comillane Gardens on Cape Clear Island will hold an open day this Saturday, September 3, from 1-4pm and it’s mainland […]
Walking the same paths within our 5km, day in, day out, during this pandemic, many of us gained an insight into and appreciation for the many sometimes fragile wonders right on our doorstep. For three women and artists from Rossmore living just over the hill from each other, their well-trodden […]
Holger and Nicola Smyth’s home brings to mind a quote by American art historian Bernard Berenson “My house is a library with living rooms attached.” Every room and corner of their home, from floor to ceiling, is crammed with all manner of rare books…out-of-print, secondhand, antique gems of all genres, […]