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Let there be light

Lorraine Dufficey November, 2026

As I write this the clocks have gone back and we are passing over the threshold of winter… now each day is a step closer to the time of the longest night on December 21. It is a remarkable thing when you think about it, to live at a latitude […]

What’s all the fuss about seed oils?

Hannah Dare November, 2026

If you follow the natural health world on social media, you may have noticed that seed oils have become the latest nutritional villains. You can hardly move online without coming across a video where some Influencer argues that seed oils are poison and US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr […]

Embracing the dark side of the year as a time for renewal

Dr Rosari Kingston November, 2026

When the time changes there is a sense of battening down the hatches and the need to stay inside by the fire. This is not a modern experience as Samhain, the precursor of today’s Halloween, marks the beginning of winter and is the threshold between the light and dark halves […]

Chewing on chickpeas

Karen Austin November, 2026

On what has become an annual odyssey to Greece, we spent ten days in Syros where we held a Greek cooking class. We shared this with a lovely group of people and it was great fun even if the weather did not always behave! Syros is one of my favourite […]

Pollack in peril

Dr Jeremy A. Dorman November, 2026

The pollack is probably the fish that sea anglers catch most often in Ireland; it is unusual to go out boat fishing and not get even one pollack. Perhaps because they are so common, they seem a little dull; even the name sounds unattractive (it is derived from the Scots […]

West Cork celebrates community over big tech connection with dancing at the crossroads

Moze Jacobs November, 2026

In November, a ceilidh against the Amazon cable will take place at Long Strand near Owenahincha. Moze Jacobs explains why locals are putting on their dancing shoes to take action. On 20 April 2026, Cork County Council granted planning permission to Amazon Web Services to construct a landing station in […]

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