The early bird will always get to choose the juiciest of worms and this is also true when it comes to shopping for summer clothes. While our wardrobes will have plenty of bits and summer firm favourites to bring back out again, now is the time to shop for anything […]
Having a baby is a major life event. The following are some common questions that arise for new mothers who are leaving work to have their baby: How much maternity leave can I entitled to take? As an employee, you have the right to take 26 weeks’ maternity leave if […]
Employability Service West Cork is a free service funded by the Department of Social Protection and is governed by a voluntary board of directors. “EmployAbility Service West Cork supports people who have an illness, injury or any other type of disability or any other health concern back to work,” […]
Skibbereen’s Coombes family has become well-renowned in rugby circles in recent years. Gillian Coombes is a member of the successful Munster Women’s side that won all their matches in the Vodafone women’s interprovincial series for 2023. They beat Ulster (34-0), Leinster (26-17) and Connacht (50-24) to retain their title and […]
‘In like a lion, out like a lamb’ – the proverb usually associated with March, has been reversed this year. The dry spell that dominated the second month of the year hung on for the early days of March before the wind and rain swirled back into our lives and […]
James and Rachel O’Sullivan with their four children, Kayla (12), Daire (10), Jenna (8) and Eoin (6) farm 31 hectares, which is divided into two blocks near Leap and Union Hall. There they run a dairy calf to beef system buying in calves in spring and finishing the cattle at […]