I was on a beautiful walk yesterday, rambling around the hills surrounding Rosscarbery and, despite the over-powering smell of slurry at times; I was lost in the beauty of my surroundings. Laugh all you want but when I reached the top of one hill, standing right next to the electric fencer […]

Fern Higgins Atkinson, chairperson of BRÓD and Youth Development Officer in the Ability Programme, West Cork Development Partnership, chats with Maitiú Mac Cárthaigh. Maitiú speaks about his experiences as a young gay man, growing up in rural West Cork, and how they have influenced, shaped, and informed his journey into […]

As the amazing spectacle of the blackthorn covered in white blossom fades, we are honoured with the pink and white blossom of hawthorn adorning the hedgerows during May. This bush is rich in folklore and a lone hawthorn tree is associated with the ‘sí’. These bushes are also to be […]

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