I can’t recall as challenging a 12 months in farming as the past year, even looking back to the extremes in 2012 with a washout summer and accompanying fodder crisis into May 2013. Fast forward five years and it got more extreme. Beginning with hurricane Ophelia in October 2017, through […]
Growing up in rural West Cork in the fifties, practically every housewife kept a flock of hens. Domestic hens are direct descendants of wild Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) and grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratti) from southern Asia. These domesticated birds have spread to every corner of the earth. There are hundreds […]
The West Cork Jesters, a pioneering non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting inclusivity through mixed abilities sports, has just opened a coffee shop at their clubhouse in Durrus. The coffee shop on the scenic Sheep’s Head is run by local people, many of whom have additional needs. “A number of our members […]
