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Deelish Garden Centre in Skibbereen has gifted a 250-year-old specimen olive tree to the town of Skibbereen. The tree was collected on a trip to Holland earlier in the year where it had been sourced from northern Italy, so as well as being well-travelled, it may in fact now be […]

Social Democrats spokesperson on Rural and Community Development, Holly Cairns has stressed the need for both joined-up thinking from government and a commitment to working with affected communities in creating robust flood defences and mitigation strategies. Speaking on the government’s Annual Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development, Holly […]

Jane Ní Luasa, a graduate of Mary Immaculate College (MIC) and now a teacher at Gaelscoil Dhroichead na Banndan, is one of 36 remarkable academics, professionals and students from across Ireland to be awarded a scholarship under the prestigious Fulbright Programme. The Fulbright awardees were recently announced at an online celebration hosted […]

BMW Ireland chose the Belfield campus to launch their new Mini Electric. Normally car previews at held in hotels, but as this was a static launch there was no need to drive the car. The Mini Electric is the brand’s first fully battery electric vehicle based on the iconic three-door […]

During the Coronavis Lockdown I spent a lot of time driving an automatic version of an Audi A1. So it was it was a huge change to get into a car with a manual gearbox last month, the new Peugeot 2008. Yes, it was good to get into the impressive […]

Business owners and employers have expressed deep concern over the structure and future of the Wage Subsidy Scheme because it does not factor in seasonal employees, leaving them out in the cold as businesses struggle to reopen .  Many businesses closed by the COVID-19 Pandemic are hoping to open up next […]