A major new wellbeing project linking nature and technology directed at supporting older adults during the pandemic is being rolled out by the NatureWatch research team in the Applied Psychology Department in University College Cork. The NatureWatch team is currently looking for participants for its first focus group, which will shape […]
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Are you involved in a project in your local community in West Cork? Would you like to set up initiatives in your community in the future? If so, consider signing up for the free online Community-Based Project Management short course delivered as part of the SECAD Sustainable Communities Training Programme. […]
Sherkin Island Development Society (SIDS) has launched a fundraising initiative to purchase Sherkin Island’s national school buildings and gardens for island community use. Under the ‘Neart Initiative’, SIDS wants to keep the school in community ownership and is asking for public donations to cover the initial purchase of the school […]
After a busy summer of events the West Cork Literary Festival is planning in-person readings and an online workshop for the Autumn/Winter. On Saturday, November 13 at 7.30pm, West Cork Literary Festival, as part of Dublin Book Festival, will join JR Thorp who will discuss her novel ‘Learwife’ with Nadine O’Regan in front of […]
A high-quality biodiversity reserve, sensitively managed for the benefit of wildlife, could be established at Clogheen Marsh, near Clonakilty. Clogheen Marsh and Clonakilty Biodiversity Group, who is exploring the potential for the reserve, has welcomed the decision by The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to undertake a year-long biodiversity […]