Storm Éowyn and the early January snow aside, the 2025 weather has been relatively kind to farmers. You could nearly say that going back to August last year, we’ve had a good run. It was badly needed, as the previous two years were challenging to say the least, especially the […]

I was hesitant to write about the West Cork railway. There are many local experts and train enthusiasts who know so much more than me about this topic and it has appeared in journals, books and newspapers, so I don’t feel I can add anything radically new to what has been […]

Jutting out into the Atlantic, the large narrow headland with breathtaking views known as the Old Head of Kinsale – its name originating from the Norse placename Olderness – is as rich in history as it is in landscape. The first of the southwest headlands, it is the site of […]

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