Who doesn’t love a bank holiday? It’s a day off from work. A day to celebrate, to lounge around, or perhaps even an occasion to grab a quick break away as most bank holidays are tacked on to a Monday to create a three-day weekend. This year we’re getting a […]
Today’s connected world is a challenging one to be growing up in. According to the ‘Goldilocks’ hypothesis, while a moderate level of digital media engagement is beneficial to mental wellbeing, lower or higher levels may be detrimental for the mental wellbeing of teenagers today. While research is ongoing into just […]
On her most challenging and arduous journey to date, West Cork’s favourite harp-playing pilgrim Anja Bakker, 53 – from the road in Hungary, 260 days into her expedition – shares with Mary O’Brien some of the highs and lows she has experienced so far and how home has become such […]
Touring around West Cork with his mobile sauna, Donie Mc Auliffe has been hearing from many of his customers how the sauna is a great pick-me-up and comfort during cold weather. Chatting to one of his regular customers, a Denmark native, about ‘hygge’ got him thinking on the Irish version […]
West Cork Music is delighted to announce its Spring Concert Series. Over four Sundays in February and March, St Brendan’s Church in Bantry will welcome top-class soloists and quartets. On Sunday 12 February at 3pm, violinists Paul Ezergailis and Siobhán Doyle, violists Ruth Gibson and Cian Ó Dúill, and cellists Brian O’Kane and Aoife Burke […]
An exhibition of photography by Richard Winfield, inspired by his fascination with ancient woodlands and derelict stone buildings and how they invoke the spirit of the past, takes place in Gallery Asna, Clonakilty this month. Woodlands are rich sources of folklore and tradition. From our island’s earliest times, trees have […]