The new state-of-the-art Bandon Library was officially opened by Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan, last week. The library occupies the ground floor of the new Primary Care Centre on Market Place, a short distance from its former location but almost five times larger in size. Members […]
A national campaign to encourage local councillors to endorse a ‘Vision for Cycling in Rural Ireland’ began last week. The campaign was inspired by the possibilities for cycling seen during recent lockdowns and was launched in September 2020 by Minister for State, Malcolm Noonan. Information leaflets were packed in Clonakilty and […]
Magnolias are beautiful, glamourous plants, with their tulip-shaped, goblet-shaped or strap-petalled flowers. They are also very ancient; one of the first flowering plants on earth, they pre-date bees and their open flowers are pollinated by beetles. Mattie Keane from Future Forest shares how to choose and care for them. Some […]
It’s been four years since married couple Aimi Pinder and Lucy Smith landed their dream home on eight acres in the shape of a ‘crooked boot’ in Ballydehob. Since then they have created a thriving plant nursery business, supplying homegrown garden plants to local farmers’ markets and more recently Neighbourfood.ie. […]

