Two students from Colaiste na Toirbhirte Bandon took the overall prize at the recent West Cork Student Enterprise finals, which were held virtually on Thursday March 18. Hook R Strike is a handcrafted sports equipment holder for the home. More than 350 students from ten participating West Cork schools took […]
“No man has the right to fix the boundary to the march of a nation,” – Charles Stuart Parnell There was a time when that question would have been a resounding yes. For generations Irish people have grown up on a diet of history decrying the colonisation and division of […]
Skimming low over our fields and lakes in pursuit of insects, the swallow is a familiar and welcome sight. Its confiding nature and its habit of building a nest so close to our homes endears it to everybody. We eagerly await the return of the swallow each spring and its […]
Kelly Mellerick, one of the volunteers who helps run the My Lovely Horse Rescue (MLHR) Cork centre, talks to West Cork People about why the charity is calling for a ban on animal tethering. Based in Cobh, on the family farm of Jeannette O’Connell, My Lovely Horse Rescue centre is […]
The Citizens Information Service is currently receiving lots of call and email queries regarding the CPUP (Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) and Tax Credits and in particular Joint Assessment. The biggest concern people are having is how CPUP received in 2021 is taxed. In contrast to last year, PUP is now […]
Much has been said about Michael Collins’ life but the focus is nearly always on his later years. Biographies of ‘The Big Fella’ tend to dwell very little on the first two thirds of his life and focus heavily on the revolutionary activity that dominated his final decade. But what […]