The Clonakilty Fairtrade group is looking forward to Fairtrade fortnight, which will run this year from February 24 to March 8. ‘IChooseFairtrade – SheDeservesBetter!’ is the worldwide mantra for this Fairtrade fortnight, with a strong focus on cocoa, and especially on the particular role that women farmers play in the […]
This month we are eating our way around southeast Mexico. We flew into Cancun and travelled down the Caribbean coast of Quintana Roo towards Guatemala. It’s very beautiful, the water is crystal blue, but it comes with full-on tourism and touts so we decided to head away from the coast […]
Despite damp farming weather conditions, grazing is moving back on the agenda and fences are getting a once-over; although you could say grazing never stopped this winter. A group of younger cows was left out to take pressure off the shed and, while the plan was to house them before […]
Twenty-five years ago ‘Friends of Clonakilty Day Care Centre’ was set up to provide the additional comforts and extras needed to ensure a meaningful and comfortable experience for the elderly members of our community and their families at the Clonakilty Day Care Centre. Sometimes an outing to the Day Care […]
Network Ireland West Cork is continuing to support and inspire ambitious and enterprising women in business. The first event of the year entitled ‘Getting Goal Ready for 2020’ was held at Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery last month. Guest speakers included Katherine O’Sullivan of O’Donnell Design and Sarah Abbott and Margaret […]
Local Enterprise Week 2020 ‘# Making it Happen’ runs from March 2 to 6. One of the highlight events for the week will take place on Friday, March 6, with International Women’s Day 2020 celebrated at the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery. The event will include networking, as well as a […]