Mental health is everyone’s business. This is the main motto of the West Cork Feel Good Festival that runs throughout the month of October across West Cork. It started on a modest scale in 2012 and continues to grow year on year. Another theme is ‘Connection’ and that is certainly […]
Recently there has been a surge of interest in a food supplement called Berberine. Berberine has some very interesting properties (so interesting and effective in fact that it seemed for a while that it might be removed from sale and made prescription-only on the Irish market!) Thankfully that hasn’t happened […]
The installation of solar panels on roofs around West Cork has become more popular in the last few years. It is a regular upgrade that my clients consider; either as a stand-alone job or as part of a larger retrofit. Back in June, we decided to go ahead and fit […]
In 2011, Sue and Robin Lewando embarked on a journey many would hesitate to take. Tired of the daily grind and unable to secure a mortgage in England, they ventured to West Cork with the hope of turning a derelict cottage into their dream home. “We had both visited Ireland […]
The Save Murragh Action Group, a community group opposed to a sand and gravel quarry planned adjacent to Bandon River in Murray, Enniskeane looks to the past this month to protect the future, in part one of a two-part article highlighting the heritage of the local area. Most of us […]
On a fine May evening four years ago, I came across a most delightful sight: three little fox cubs in a neighbouring field, happily chasing one another around while their mother watched out for danger. This was such a treat for me, having just returned from two years in a […]