Light, daylight, shadow; the richness of the hues, the softness of the shades. What, I often wonder, are we missing when we switch on an electric light, a screen? The microtones, the half-lights, what DaVinci called ‘earth light,’ the mysterious quality of sunlight falling upon a living thing, animating it, […]
A series of art fundraising workshops are helping to raise funds for a Bantry community centre writes Ella Mc Swiney Donation-based art classes delivered by local artist Constance McKenna and running over a six week period at Gortalassa Old School House will help raise funds for the centre, which has […]
There is a particular stage of life that rarely gets talked about properly. You are still raising children, still paying a mortgage, still building your own career and future, and yet you begin to notice your parents slowing down. Hospital appointments become more frequent. Conversations change. Small worries creep in. […]




