In view of the high level of uncertainty about the Coronavirus pandemic, West Cork Music is suspending on-line bookings for the West Cork Chamber Music Festival and the West Cork Literary Festival workshops. The West Cork Music office is now closed and the Festival teams are all working from home. […]
Can your kids now do their jigsaw puzzles with blindfolds on? Answer every question from their trivia game? Or just square-eyed from Netflix? Coughlan’s Bookshop are taking orders on their website, by email or over the phone and will organise safe collection near their shop in Clonakilty or use home […]
Like everyone else no doubt, I’ve been struggling to believe, let alone accept, what is currently going on in our world. It feels so surreal or even at times as if we are in some futuristic novel. Yet it is very real and it is happening now. So, whether we […]
In this time of Coivid-19, take a moment and think about how many times you’ve washed and sanitised your hands today. Both entirely necessary I might add, but repetitive hand washing can damage the integrity of the skin, causing hands to become dry, sore and irritated, and if the skin […]
There has been a most encouraging response to the special initiative announced by Gaisce, the President’s Award. The announcement today that Gaisce, the President’s Award, has developed a new ‘Gaisce sa Bhaile’ has been warmly welcomed by young people all over the country. In a statement President Michael D. Higgins […]
Adrian Tennant, Chairperson, Scouting Ireland has announced the mobilisation of every scout group, across the whole island of Ireland to respond to the Covid-19 crisis. In a video message to all scouts, posted on Scouting Ireland media channels, Mr Tennant said Scouting Ireland has been asked by Government to help […]