The harvesting of grain used to mark the busiest period in the Irish farming year. Wheat and barley were ready for reaping in August, while the most widespread crop, oats, was harvested in September. Before the coming of the combine harvesters, co-operation between neighbours was vital in harvesting the grain […]
It’s that time of year where parents and their school leaving children are preparing for going to college for the first time. It can be a challenging time for everybody involved as you may be faced with new situations and unclear about the options open to you. It is important […]
Citizens Information provides an independent, information, advice and advocacy service in West Cork. It is part of South Munster Citizens Information Service, which covers Cork and Kerry. Anne O’Donovan, Manager of West Cork Citizens Information in Bantry, joined the team in 2004. As the first paid employee, she was recruited […]
In his address to the nation on Tuesday, August 31, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that the sectors still closed due to Covid-19 can “now begin to hope again”. If all goes according to plan, restrictions will gradually ease in September including the return of indoor live music events, albeit with […]
I found it hard to sleep last night with the thoughts going around my head. I was thinking, as I lay there in my bed, of the many women, mothers, girls, laying in their own beds or on floors or the ground, or countless other places, in Afghanistan. My daughters were […]
Cork County Council has been allocated €320,000 to support the upgrade and enhancement of shopfront and street facades in six county towns through the Streetscape Enhancement Scheme. Bandon, Castletownbere, Charleville, Fermoy, Macroom and Passage West are set to receive support through the scheme, funded by the Department of Rural and […]