New standards for all domestic solid fuels will be introduced across the State within a year. From that point on, the most polluting of fuels will no longer be available on the Irish market. Poor air quality causes premature deaths and each year some 1,300 people die in Ireland due […]
Evidence is showing that the effects of Long COVID can leave people struggling with perplexing and debilitating symptoms, such as chronic fatigue, joint pain and memory loss, but the true impact of this disease is only being investigated. RTE’s Philip Boucher Hayes will moderate a panel of experts on the […]
Skibbereen based Visual Artist Tomasz Madajczak has been announced as the Cork County Council recipient of the inaugural PLATFORM 31 Bursary Award. Developed by the Association of Local Authority Arts Offices (ALAAO), in collaboration with the Arts Council, PLATFORM 31 offers financial and developmental support to 31 artists in each […]
Since the second Lockdown ended in May, I have driven a few electric cars, but last week I got to spend a few days in the most high profile electric car in this part of the world, the Tesla. Tesla have been operating in Ireland since 2017 and I drove […]
As a big ticket item, the purchase of a new couch should be carefully considered. You don’t want to regret blowing your budget or, even worse, find it doesn’t suit your space or you family. In my house we all have different taste in styles and materials, so maybe you […]
A sublime spectacle is typically a combination of awe-inspiring complexity and vertiginous scale. Under this definition we find the man-made ‘wonders of the world’: pyramids, cathedrals, mosques, temples and ancient cities. In this article I reflect upon two experiences of the sublime: the giant mechanical animals of La Machine in Nantes […]