There is nothing quite like that first bite into a juicy sweet strawberry that welcomes in the summer. A dessert in their own right, they’re also a delicious ingredient in baking and salads with the added benefit of being full of essential nutrients. Throw ‘locally-produced’ into the mix and you […]
In the last couple of days we have seen a considerable amount of rainfall. It was quite a relief. Watering is very time-consuming and, although we have our own well, it is something we try to avoid once small plants have settled in. Our sandy soil drains very quickly, but […]
Clonakilty School of Painting will be welcoming students back in the first week of August, all spruced up and ready to facilitate the creation of all those prints, paintings and drawings you’ve been dreaming of! In order to facilitate physical distancing the school is capping class numbers at six students. […]
The West Cork branch of Network Ireland has introduced a novel way of staying connected with it’s members. The inaugural virtual ‘Network Book Club’ was launched on June 18 by West Cork author Caragh Bell. The Network are passionate about supporting local women and it was out of a suggestion […]
The Sun in Cancer season marks the second half of the calendar year and it is no less intense and dynamic than the first half of 2020. July brings a culmination and also a beginning to some of this year’s themes. Saturn, currently in retrograde slips backwards into Capricorn from […]
For West Cork Campus’ Art students the main event in their academic calendar is the Annual Exhibition. During the college year, each student is given the opportunity to develop new skills and a confidence in their artistic talent, so that they can progress to Higher Education in the field of […]