An Irish first, Specsavers has launched a free nationwide sight and hearing consultation service offering access to vital advice and care from optometrists and audiologists, via video and telephone link. The service is designed to cover concerns ranging from eye health and changes in the quality of sight, to contact […]
by Nick Smith Maria Gillen of Cork Yarn Spinners, well known raconteur and winner of the Sean McCarthy 25th Anniversary Story Telling Competition in Finuge, will host a storytelling session for adults tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6, at 4PM. This will take place on Zoom. This makes it possible for people to interact, albeit […]
In his monthly column Mayor of Clonakilty Michael O’Neill jnr highlights some of the important issues facing Clonakilty and West Cork and how we can make improvements to our local areas. When I was planning out this monthly column at the start of the year, I thought that I would […]
The Asthma Society of Ireland today launched their new Sláintecare-funded, Beating Breathlessness WhatsApp messaging support service, which is available to patients with asthma and COPD, and their family and carers. 39,965 people have asthma in Cork, while 59,715 people have COPD. The current Covid-19 pandemic is a time of particular worry for […]
by Mags Riordan of Bumblebee Flower Farm I’m sure I’m just like everyone else who swings from feeling really positive and motivated one day to downright despair and lethargy and everything-in-between the next. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions to be sure but there is one constant that is helping keep […]
Over 11,000 babies have been born in Ireland’s hospitals since the arrival of COVID-19 in late February, new analysis from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) shows. The figures mark International Day of the Midwife (May 5), which celebrates and recognises the role of midwives in delivering expert care […]