There are not many rivers that you would consider drinking directly from if you were thirsty and yet, for the majority of human evolution, this was an unquestionable norm. We now rely on engineering and chemistry to bring our polluted water clean to us for consumption. Dutch-based NGO ‘Drinkable Rivers’ […]
Environmental group reveals results of survey as it launches petition calling for legislation Fair Seas has published the results of its first Ocean Literacy Survey which highlights that 76 per cent of people in Ireland believe “lack of political will to protect or manage the ocean effectively” is the greatest […]
Animals often have misleading names: a white rhinoceros isn’t white, a black kite isn’t black. The common gull isn’t particularly common and the bald eagle certainly isn’t bald. A bream can be either a freshwater fish in the carp family or a member of two different families of sea fish; […]
For the last 17 years that she has worked in West Cork Jackie Gowran has witnessed a quiet revolution taking place. Female entrepreneurs are sowing the seeds of their business dreams and nurturing them to fruition. Here she explores some of the art of cultivating a sustainable business that is aligned […]
Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Office North and West is delighted to welcome the return of the Southwest’s National Women’s Enterprise Day Regional Event to Cork for 2023. Taking place on Thursday, October 19, at the Dunmore House Hotel in Clonakilty, National Women’s Enterprise Day is Ireland’s largest female enterprise […]
It’s been a disheartening backend! I thought we might get a run of settled dry weather in September given how wet things were in July and August but it wasn’t to be with Storm Agnes adding yet more wind and rain to deal with. Dock leaves in the field closest […]