This month, Ian Wild, a member of the Save Murragh Action Group, which is committed to protecting the Bandon River Valley, discusses the responsibility of the decision makers around planning and its implications for future generations. The future is hard to predict, some might say, impossible. So planning for the […]

With firsthand experience of the devastating effects of addiction, Recovery Coach addiction specialist Adrian Linehan recently took a stand with the people of Bandon against plans for a new gaming arcade in the town. The protest was a success. The director of the casino company listened to the concerns of […]

A ‘staycation’, according to the dictionary, is a holiday spent ‘in, or in the neighbourhood of, one’s own home’. So, I’m not sure this qualifies as a travel piece, but it is definitely a holiday story, just without the travel bit.   Every August for the last few years, my mother […]

As I write this it is the most beautiful crisp September day, perfect for taking to the hills, and were it not for my various work duties, I would have headed for Sheep’s head for a lovely long hike. Hiking got me thinking about a friend of mine who, while […]

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