I’m writing this on a terrace in the full sunshine in what is probably the last hurrah of summer 2021. All around me people – mostly tourists – are eating and drinking, soaking up the heat. Others stroll down the street eating ice creams, trailed by a line of children […]
To celebrate their recent move into Myross Wood House, the newly opened Centre of Excellence for Climate Action and Sustainability (CECAS) has hosted West Cork’s first Sustainable Market. The people of Leap, Union Hall and beyond were delighted to see Myross Wood House coming back to life after the Missionaries […]
There’s a lot we can do now to make our gardens more welcoming to overwintering birds says Nicholas Mitchell, Birdwatch Ireland West Cork. August is over and some of our summer visitors, such as the Common Swift, have already left their breeding sites in West Cork for their winter grounds. […]
Abi O’Callaghan-Platt lives in West Cork and is a Campaign Manager for the environmental NGO, VOICE Ireland. Are you passionate about the future of the West Cork community you live in? Are you interested in charting a sustainable pathway for your town or village? If so, the Sustainable Communities Training […]
IWDG Sightings Officer, Pádraig Whooley on the changing trends in our seas, including a rarely seen Arctic walrus, and the red flags this raises. Since the start of summer in early May the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) has received and validated hundreds of cetacean (whale and dolphin) sighting […]
Baltimore-based Foxglove Cocktails was the winner of the Emerging New Business Category of Network Ireland West Cork 2021 awards and will now go on to compete at national level this October. The small craft brand produces non-alcoholic craft cocktail mixers and garnishes, designed for creating cocktails (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) at […]