The 10th year of the Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon could not have gone off any better regardless of the early morning rain reports Bob Hilliard and the Clon Crew. Following the traditional minute of silence and blessing by Monsignor Aidan O’Driscoll, close on 2,500 runners, walkers and wheelchair participants raced down […]
Gaelscoil Dhoctúir Uí Shúilleabháin, St Patrick’s Boys’ National School, Skibbereen Community School and 49 North St. have teamed up with Anne Crossey to introduce three new mental health initiatives to the community. The first is to encourage men to begin meditation. A five-week pilot programme called ‘Meditation for Men’ will […]
Ireland’s first educational course to examine the modern history of the Irish LGBT+ community has been launched at University College Cork (UCC). ‘From Shame to Pride? A Short Introduction to LGBT+ Irish History (1970s-2020)’ is being taught by historian Dr Diarmuid Scully as a course in UCC’s Adult and Continuing […]
PERMANENT CULTURE This year is an exciting one for West Cork. There has been a tremendous amount of energy and enthusiasm pouring towards creating more sustainable, more environmentally – and people-friendly solutions to the way we live. Inspired by Clonakilty’s recent ‘Cool Community’ award, the ‘Cycling and Upcycling’ event co-hosted […]