Really Rotten Rhymes is based on Gabriel Fitzmaurice’s experiences as a teacher, as a parent, and let’s be honest as a big kid himself. A beautifully illustrated collected of rhymes that present the really rotten moments that children relish, young and old, will enjoy repeating to themselves and to friends – […]
Cork County Council calls on residents across the County to keep Cork clean and beautiful. Recent weeks have brought a concerning increase in illegal dumping, littering and the misuse of street bins for household waste. The Council issued an appeal to everyone to dispose of domestic waste responsibly and to […]
Cocooning creates safeguarding risks Sage Advocacy has welcomed new supports announced today by the banks for vulnerable older people and those who have been advised to ‘cocoon’ themselves. Sage Advocacy Executive Director Mervyn Taylor said: “This initiative of the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI), working with Safeguarding Ireland, […]
The West Cork Literary Festival has taken the decision to cancel this year’s festival, which was due to take place from July 10 to 17 Months of work has gone into creating the 2020 programme. The full list of writers who were due to appear at the 2020 Festival will […]
Data from Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies illustrates the impact of public health restrictions on human activity Seismologists at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) have released data today illustrating the dramatic decrease in human activity as a result of Covid-19 lockdown measures. The Geophysics Section in DIAS operates the Irish National […]
Irish Water is working at this time, with our local authority partners, contractors and others to safeguard the health and well-being of staff and the public and to ensure the continuity of drinking water and wastewater services. Great care must always be taken to protect drinking water supplies wherever pesticide […]