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 […]
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 […]
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 […]


