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Cork County Council has been allocated €320,000 to support the upgrade and enhancement of shopfront and street facades in six county towns through the Streetscape Enhancement Scheme. Bandon, Castletownbere, Charleville, Fermoy, Macroom and Passage West are set to receive support through the scheme, funded by the Department of Rural and […]

Mercedes were a bit slow to the electric market, but they are planning to launch several new electric models in the coming years. Last year the German manufacturer launched their massive electric people carrier the EQV and now they have the impressive EQA 250 SUV electric car on sale. I […]

This month we have a true Blue Moon. It’s the second Full Moon in the sign of Aquarius. The first was on July 24. This keeps the Aquarius theme, which has been prominent since late 2020, on the front burner. We also have further activation of the tense square between […]

Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan, and Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, jointly marked the official commencement of works on Kinsale’s new state of the art library facility. The event, which took place in Kinsale on Sunday, July 25, marks the commencement of […]

Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Gillian Coughlan has officially opened the new Argideen Valley Trail walkway. Works were recently completed on the installation of way-markers, map boards and interpretive signs along the new walking route that runs from Ballinascarthy to Timoleague and on to Courtmacsherry.   The walk is […]

Courtmacsherry resident Jim O’Donnell, 48, is currently training for the challenge of climbing the seven highest mountains in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland in aid of West Cork’s Volunteer Emergency Services, including the RNLI and West Cork Rapid Response over a seven day period in August. Originally from the UK, […]