As always in Summer, the art galleries and arts centres of West Cork are blooming: there are wonderful exhibitions to be seen in Cnoc Bui (Union Hall), Working Artist Studios (Ballydehob), Uillin (Skibbereen), Blue House Gallery (Schull), and Gallery Asna | Clonakilty Community Arts Centre (Clonakilty). This will be the […]
In the eighties and nineties word spread in rural West Cork about a friendly Dutch doctor who gave time to his patients and even served up apple tart in the waiting room. Not only that, the tiny white pills he prescribed at the end of a session seemed to cure […]
Méabh Cahalane is the current captain of the Cork senior camogie team. Her father, Niall Cahalane, captained Cork in 1985 and secured All-Ireland titles in 1989 and 1990. Méabh clinched her first All-Ireland medal in her first season playing in 2015. In 2024, she was vice-captain of the Cork seniors […]
It’s May 2025. The sky is grey. A singer stands under a porch in Bandon. His hands move masterly across the neck and body of his guitar. Chords well-played. But it’s the sound, the melody and the soaring lyrics of his song that give it wings and lift it above […]
Therapy can be an invitation to be in relationship with one’s ‘self’, with others and with the world from a place of compassion. One of the most powerful ways this shift can occur is through the cultivation of self-compassion. Not a self-indulgence, as some might mis-label it, but a courageous, […]
When most people hear the word ‘budget’ their eyes glaze over. It brings to mind spreadsheets, calculators, and cancelling all the fun stuff: no coffee dates, no holidays, and definitely no new shoes. But a budget doesn’t have to be a buzzkill. In fact, I’d argue it’s the opposite. Done […]