We are BRÓD! Welcome to the first of our monthly columns in the West Cork People. BRÓD started life in the minds of a group of people in West Cork a few years ago. At the time it had no name, no structure, nothing but a strong sense of being […]
I found a poem recently in the beautiful book ‘Benedictus: A book of Blessings’ by John O’Donohue. The poem was aptly named ‘For One Who is Exhausted’ and there was one line in particular that really jumped out at me, ‘Be excessively gentle with yourself’. I have read and repeated this […]
Do you feel burnt out? Feel like giving in or giving up? Did your training go out the window, as the restrictions and the darker days came back? Then this month’s column is for you – and me, and everybody else who could use an extra tool to make more […]
Open any magazine these days, and you are likely to find an article telling you to become plant based, for health reasons and also because the amount of meat we humans eat is a huge burden on our planet. Growing grain to feed cattle is one of the main reasons […]
The Christmas countdown is on and if like me you tend to leave present buying to the very last minute, that festive cheer can very quickly turn into present buying panic and the potential to get things seriously wrong. Fear not! Here is my ultimate beauty gift guide to help […]
Kieran Doyle, a teacher at Clonakilty Community College, shares some of the many challenges facing teachers and students in the classroom since schools reopened under the new restrictions. He says that although the Levels affect the schools in the same way as the rest of society, there are still many […]