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Irish Wheelchair Association in Clonakilty will officially launch its national fundraising campaign Angels in November. The event will take place in the IWA Community Centre in Clonakilty on Friday, November 1 at 12pm. Afternoon tea will be served and all are welcome to attend. Service user Marco Sabatini Corleone, who […]

An Garda Síochána in West Cork is pleased to launch the 24th annual West Cork Garda Youth Awards, in association with SuperValu. These Awards were initiated in West Cork in 1995 by Garda James O Mahony, Juvenile Liaison Officer, Bandon. SuperValu sponsored the initial Awards, and they have been committed […]

By Mary Grover on behalf of Clonakilty Amnesty Group Perhaps not many of us have heard of Women Human Rights Defenders. Amnesty International is a partner. This organisation is made up of many groups worldwide who combat too many deeply concerning Human Rights abuses focusing on women.  Why do women […]

Lord David Puttnam launched 20 short films on the Great Famine at Skibbereen Heritage Centre recently as part of the Famine Story exhibition. The new films focus particularly on how the Great Hunger impacted the people of West Cork and feature personal accounts on evictions, emigration, relief works and deaths. […]

by Mary Grover, Clonakilty Amnesty Group Raif Badawi is 35 and Saudi Arabian. This does not make for easy reading but we hope that you continue. Since 2012 he has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia. He was sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes in 2013, then resentenced […]

The Ellen Hutchins Festival is back in Bantry and the surrounding area this month during Heritage Week (August 17-25) with an increased range of activities, many of which are free. Participation and learning are key features of the festival and plants are at the centre of most of the events.  […]