Though I have lived for nearly twenty-nine years in West Cork, I have mostly managed to retain my mid-Atlantic accent. I have however, invariably picked up on local sayings, and turns of phrase. I have often been accosted by a waiter in London, or New York and asked: “Are you […]
A 12-year-old twin boy from Kinsale has been announced as this year’s winner of the National Disability Authority’s ‘Someone Like Me’ national art competition. Cathal Walsh, a sixth-class pupil at Summercove National School, won the prestigious competition with his ‘Piano Man’ portrait, which shows his twin brother Harry, who was born with a cleft lip and […]
Beginning in this issue, Mags Riordan of Bumblebee Farm is going to guide us all through the planning, planting and caring of a bed for cut flowers. By the time summer arrives the bed should boast an abundance of pollinator-friendly flowers ready for cutting and enjoying. The glorious weather in […]
Green Skibbereen is hosting their first public webinar on Monday, February 1st. The webinar will last for approx two hours and all details for registration can be found on their website www.greenskibbereen.ie . Green Skibbereen is developing proposals in consultation with the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSH) for the development of a […]
