This year is an important centenary year in marking the role of Cork City and County in the War of Independence, as Dúchas Cloankilty’s next lecture will illustrate: The Burning Of Cork will be given by Michael Lenihan in The Parish Centre, Clonakilty on Thursday, January 23 at 8pm. ‘A […]
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Two students from St Brogan’s College, Bandon, have discovered that teenagers become less emotionally intelligent as they get older due to academic pressure, social media and excessive screen time. Lucy Teape and Lisa Nield from Ballinadee have carried out extensive research on the importance of emotional intelligence in young adolescents […]
The Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government will host a public consultation event in March/April in Bantry on the Draft National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) – the roadmap setting out the plan for the use of Ireland’s seas and marine resources over the coming decades. Everyone will be welcome […]
Originally from Castletownbere, Winnie O’Sullivan, Chairperson of Bantry Tidy Towns has lived in Bantry for 46 years. A member of Bantry Tidy Towns for over 20 years, Winnie, who also volunteers at CoAction, says she loves being involved in an organisation that works at improving her adopted hometown. “I love […]
Empathy, Dignity and Respect are all pivotal to providing a professional service in Funeral Directing. Those are the qualities on which John Michael Foley and his wife Denise (Collins) have continued to build and expand the family business. As the third-generation custodian of the venture founded in 1960, the business […]
In 1910, Daniel and Hannah Hurley returned from America and bought the shop at The Pike for the sum of £50 – and so Hurleys at The Pike began. At the same time, a young Michael Collins was in London working for a stockbroker while studying law. His history, that […]