A stalwart presence at the heart of Clonakilty, the family-run O’Donovan’s Hotel is a proud part of the town’s history, withstanding two World Wars, a Civil War, recessions, countless other ups and downs and, to cap it all, a pandemic. If walls could talk this family-run hotel would have some […]
I have a cameo memory from when I was young of sitting on the back doorstep shucking peas in the sunshine with my mum. Peas were super exciting then, as although peas were available in cans all year round, it was before the frozen pea revolution and canned peas were […]
Let me begin by saying that this article is geared towards homeowners and property owners who are thinking about selling their homes and also the estate agents who are selling them. Home- staging is done with a potential client’s style, where the property is located, and the buyer market, all […]
At this time of year, it is essential to keep most plants watered. Here at Deelish Garden Centre, we are spending a couple of hours each day watering our plants from our well water. There is no simple rule of thumb for watering as each plant has different needs – […]
Fiona Hayes delves deeper into the government’s policy to ‘promote’ mineral exploration and finds that currently 28 per cent of the land in Ireland is under licence for mineral prospecting. In fact most of the land here in West Cork is either ‘open for licence’, ‘open with exploration incentives’ or […]
Across the world, people, especially young people, are holding their governments to account to protect their own future and that of future generations. On July 31, 2020, seven Supreme Court Judges in Ireland ruled to quash the Government’s plan to mitigate against climate change, stating that the plan did not […]