On November 25, 1975, Francis Crossan, a 34-year-old father of two children and a Catholic from Belfast with no affiliation to any paramilitary organisations, became the first civilian to have his throat cut by the Shankill Butchers. During the most provocative times of the Troubles, he became the first of […]
Sunday, August 28 marked a huge day for Clonakilty Rugby Club. Not only did the club kick off their new season, they also launched an exciting new ‘Electric Car Draw’ competition. This competition will replace the club’s normal Christmas draw, and will run from August to December 2022. There will […]
Finbarr O’Shea QFA Manager, Bantry Credit Union Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor with the Irish Independent, phoned me Thursday morning a few weeks ago. He had seen the story in The Southern Star on Bantry Credit Union’s purchase of the Bank of Ireland building right next door to us. Describing […]
If you’re a regular to Red Strand beach just outside Clonakilty, at one time or another you might have noticed a wildish-looking tribe racing loose-limbed towards the ocean, loudly whooping and hollering! Perhaps you thought you’d stumbled onto a ‘Vikings’ filming location or you left with the impression that the […]