Husband and wife duo, and founders of Blacks Brewery and Distillery, Sam and Maudeline Black, were in high spirits on winning a prestigious Gold award for their Blacks Golden Rum at the World Rum Awards. Founded originally as a craft beer brewery in 2013, this unstoppable couple expanded and opened […]
Run by a group of volunteers in Kerry, the Green Wave is a social and emotional movement started to help support frontline staff during the impact of Covid-19. Their vision is for frontline staff to feel an outpouring of gratitude and support from the public to help bolster their resilience […]
New programme allows Irish businesses to set up online for free, right now – even if they don’t already have an online sales presence eBay has launched an initiative that could help thousands of Irish businesses to stay open, even if their doors are closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Business […]
The word ‘unprecedented times’, to describe the current scourge that is raging across the globe, has become a daily soundbite amongst our politicians, our media and our public. In my unqualified opinion, they seem to be trying their best, in particular when you compare them with the basket cases that […]
ICSA Tillage chair Gavin Carberry has said the current flour shortage is a direct result of years of under investment in the tillage industry and has laid bare our over reliance on the UK for supplies. “It took a pandemic to expose just how dependent we are on flour from […]
Roger Quintens, 75, living in Belgium, and Clonakilty resident Marleen Drijkoningen, 64, are in a long-distance relationship, cocooning together but apart during the current pandemic. The happy couple, who were first acquainted 50 years ago – when they were both involved in organising strikes to prevent the closure of the […]