This is not an easy time for any of us. I am sure that many of us had hoped or imagined that we would be in a very different place by now, but instead we find ourselves, in these early days of 2021, in the midst again of a rapidly […]
Skibbereen-based CLG, Carbery Housing Association (CHA), was awarded a commendation for its work in sustainability by Cork Environmental Forum at an online ceremony on December 10. The Mayors of Cork City and County paid tribute to the work CHA has done over the past 15 years and the award was accepted by […]
Cian Walsh, a transition year student at St. Brogan’s College, Bandon has been announced as the winner of the Teagasc award at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2021 (BTYSTE). Cian’s project looked at the social, economic and environmental benefits and drawbacks of growing hemp and to determine if […]
A Mealagh Valley farmer who has helped raise almost €90,000 for the world’s poorest people has been given an Outstanding Commitment Award by the Irish development organisation, Concern Worldwide. Patrick O’Sullivan has been running an annual raffle for Concern for over 40 years, after he saw images of the famine in Bangladesh on TV while in a friend’s […]