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 […]
Featuring Junior Brother, Fiona Kennedy, John Blek, Elaine Malone, Liam O’Maonlai and more DeBarras Sitting Room to Sitting Room Sessions are in to their second month of bringing you some of the finest Irish talent online, with some guests popping in from overseas along the way too. Tune in to […]
The last couple of months have been a very stressful and uncertain time for many, but in particular for Leaving Certificate Students. Since the Minister for Education’s announcement that the Leaving Certificate Examinations were being put back to the end of July, students have had to adapt to the new […]