Cork man Conor Dunne arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on March 19, amidst heightening global fears regarding the coronavirus. That night, the country closed its borders for the foreseeable future to prevent the spread of COVID-19 from immigration. The government reaction here has been swift and restrictive – at the […]
James Waller is a practicing artist and also runs Clonakilty School of Painting.www.jameswaller.orgwww.paintingschool.jameswaller.org At the beginning of ‘The Little Prince’, by Antoinne du-Saint-Exupery, the prince discusses his drawing no. 1 and his drawing no. 2. He becomes exasperated by the grown ups who think his drawing no. 1 is a […]
Megan Walsh, a general nurse from Ardfield in Clonakilty, moved to Sydney, Australia on February 21, this year. Although Megan has been unable to work since arriving in Sydney, she is trying to stay positive. Strict social-distancing measures are already beginning to work in Australia, as the growth in new coronavirus cases […]
Individual assessment needed for each family carer As the news emerges that 750 home care workers are to be redeployed to nursing and residential care homes to fill the frontline gaps caused by outbreaks of coronavirus, Family Carers Ireland wishes to reassure family carers that whilst they may lose home […]