Despite the illustrious nature of the shortlist, it will come as no surprise to any follower of Cork football that the winner of our poll to determine West Cork’s greatest ever sportsperson was the mercurial Declan Barron. He won with just under 45 per cent of the vote, with honourable […]
The team at Clonakilty Community Garden has expressed its gratitude to Mike Deasy and his team of Tidy Towns’ volunteers for their fantastic support and hard work recently in helping prepare the garden for a visit from RTE’s ‘The Today Show. On this occasion, a simple request for bark mulch […]
By Moze Jacobs Andrea Carter is a solicitor and barrister… As real as they come! Or rather, she used to be in the business of law. And in some sense, she still is, albeit with more than a tinge of fantasy. Ms. Carter has become a successful crime writer. She […]
Working Artist Studios (WAS) in Ballydehob is inviting applications from West Cork or County Cork based artists for its Summer Artist Residency 2021. The month-long residency will provide an artist with a studio space and time to develop a project, explore their ideas, and experiment with their techniques and art […]
The Bantry Bay Protect Our Native Kelp Forest Campaign is holding a sale of art and craft by artists and makers from West Cork and beyond to help raise funds for the on-going legal battle to prevent the mechanical extraction of the Kelp forests of Bantry Bay. The event will […]
Clonakilty Macra has taken home the top prize at Macra na Feirme’s All-Ireland radio drama final, with the performance of ‘A Day in the Life of a Pencil’ by Raymond Scannell. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, Macra na Feirme changed their drama competition to a radio drama format to ensure that […]