According to the Health at a Glance 2023 report, Ireland has one of the highest rates of mental health illness in Europe, placing third out of 36 countries. Furthermore, in 2023 Aware’s National Survey reported that anxiety rates in Ireland are high, affecting three in four adults, 74 per cent […]
A West Cork based Counsellor and Psychotherapist is trialing a groundbreaking sponsorship programme with the aim of facilitating low-cost counselling within private practice. As well as providing Counselling and Psychotherapy services, Accredited Psychotherapist and Supervisor Markus Hohmann offers Clinical Supervision and Case-Consultancy at his practice ‘The Blue Room – Consulting’ […]
A sight that many of us see every day, but one that we don’t get out and explore enough… Kenmare Bay offers a picturesque escape into nature’s embrace, and what better way to explore its serene waters than through a delightful kayaking journey with Emerald Outdoors? This local gem has […]
Drimoleague Community Choir have been chosen as this year’s Bealtaine Festival Flagship Dawn Chorus Choir and will open this year’s festival at an event in Drimoleague on Sunday May 5, at 7.30am. The Dawn Chorus is nationwide choral event in which older people come together with a choir in their […]
Retired Gaelic footballer Orla Finn, born and raised in Kinsale, radiates as a new mum when Niamh Coughlan meets her in April. Orla’s journey into the world of Gaelic football began at the age of 10, around the time when Kinsale established a women’s team. However, her initial exposure to […]
One step forward, any number of steps back, would be a good description of the farming year to date. Bad weather has been the main driver of the difficulties created at farm level as we experienced rainfall in excess of the Long-Term Average (LTA) annual rainfall for the region in […]