One of the most frustrating things in farming is the uncontrollables, which can throw the best-laid plans out of kilter. Being flexible with your system is the best way to counter them. Animals, markets and weather would be among the most common in terms of unpredictability. Certainly the beef market […]
I have a flavour of the Dublin Festival of History coming up on www.westcorkfm.ie next month. The annual event, which runs from October 1 for three weeks serves up feast of historical events; from talks to walks, panel discussions to screenings and all for free, thanks to Dublin City council and […]
Photo : A corpse, post-execution, being dissected for future use.A corpse, post-execution, being dissected for future use. In the past, people believed that a dead body contained medicinal properties. The dead took on a life of their own and, when consumed, cured the sick. Corpses were thought to contain a […]
If you don’t have the time to travel the coast of our Wild Atlantic Way or visit our long lost Nordic cousins in the North, there’s a new shop in Clonakilty that brings the visions and imaginations of our shores and beyond to Clonakilty. Opened this summer, Wild Atlantic Designs […]
Neon Surf, a collection of stories by West Cork writer Jack Kelleher, will be launched on November 14 at 5pm in Molly’s Café, Clonakilty. Artist James Waller, whose illustrations accompany Jack’s stories, will be on hand with Jack to display his work and explain the techniques he used in its […]
Yorkshire native Hayley Milthorpe set up her business The Cultured Food Company in West Cork in 2014 after realising there was a gap in the market in Ireland for live fermented foods, which support and enhance digestion. She launched a range of raw unpasteurised sauerkrauts. After qualifying as a nutritional […]