Day T-minus one. As afternoon turned to evening, I recall a sense of dread filling my chest while heaviness descended to my stomach. This fear and uncertainty that began months ago was familiar; the feelings expected, albeit intensified, as my mind created images of you being sent off to battle. […]
2024 marks the 20th edition of the Clonakilty International Guitar Festival (CIGF) and everyone is invited to Guitartown from September 19-22 to mark the occasion. Over these last 20 years Guitartown has established itself as a renowned jamboree that venerates artists — from young to old, from virtuosos to three-chord […]
For the month of August, Gallery Asna, Clonakilty, presents ‘Ikigai – Happiness in the making,’ a joint exhibition by celebrated ceramicists Etain Hickey and Jim Turner. “Ikigai,” Hickey explains, “is about becoming completely absorbed in your art; it is about taking pleasure in your work, and losing all sense of […]
There is a softness in the air today as I contemplate this month’s topic, soft rain outside and a real feeling of softness inside. Having been lucky enough to have had almost two weeks of heat and rest on holiday with beautiful friends, I am fuelled and resourced with a […]
This month we need your help. We have had so many wonderful conversations and started so many initiatives around the town that we now need to build momentum across all our projects in order to reduce food waste, farm to fork, throughout Clonakilty! Here are five ways you can support […]
As an assessor, I regularly complete assessments for one-stop shop upgrades. There are certainly advantages to the One Stop Shop scheme over the individual grants, but there are also additional requirements and restrictions. So how does it all work? The government launched the One Stop Shop, (OSS) scheme in early […]