The scale of loss in World Wat One, as well as the brutality of it, are almost incalculable. To try and articulate the misery it caused to its victims, would simply do the effects an injustice. The volume of casualties, the cannon-fodder tactics and the extreme harshness of the conditions […]
This month’s recipe comes from Cuba, it’s not exactly a culinary hotspot but the music is wonderful. Sitting in the Caribbean, this fiercely independent island is big – more than one thousand kms long and more or less one hundred and fifty kms wide, surrounded by picture postcard sea which […]
‘Range Anxiety.’ You probably have often heard that it’s one of the big worries for drivers of electric cars. Well I think my ‘range anxiety’ worries have eased a bit after a week in Hyundai’s Kona E.V. Two years ago I drove the regular Hyundai Kona, a neat crossover, where […]
We are living in a time of increasing disconnection – from each other and from the natural world that we are part of says Thomas Riedmuller, co-founder and resident of The Hollies Centre for Sustainability near Enniskeane. Despite more electronic connectivity more people feel lonely. Despite more mobility nature seems […]
The early days of March bring some important planetary shifts that can change the general tone or overall focus in our lives. It may be subtle and seem that nothing happens but from now on we should begin to see a new trend emerging. The planet of radical change and […]
The 58th West Cork Drama Festival opens in the theatre Rossmore on Friday, March 8 and runs until Saturday, March 16. A rich miscellany of drama will take to the stage with a something to please everyone. Irish Classics (Philadelphia Here I come, The Beauty Queen of Lennane and The […]