Anyone reading this who had a child doing Leaving Cert 2023 – send all complaints to the editor of the West Cork People for what I am about to say – I don’t believe there was anything wrong with the much-maligned maths paper 1, the hot topic on the airwaves […]
Full disclosure: the following column will be a total lovefest of West Cork. If you’re feeling contrary and want to complain about West Cork, stop reading now. It’s been warm and sunny for most of the past six weeks, and I am so bewitched by summer that I don’t remember […]
Bantry is poised for an exciting development of a music centre with world-class performance and educational facilities. The project will be led by the non-profit arts organisation West Cork Music. “For a long time, we have realised that musicians and other artists need a physical space where they can develop […]
The Sherkin Island community has opened its series of summer art exhibitions. Starting with the annual community exhibition in the Community Hall until Sunday July 2, a series of exhibitions will follow throughout the summer months. Textile artist, Jordyn Lynch and multimedia artist, Dara Simpson, will have a joint show […]
St Barrahane’s Church Festival of Music, now in its 41st year, will hold its first summer concert at St. Barrahane’s Church, Castletownshend on Thursday, July 20 at 8pm with Anne-Marie Papin Labazordière on harp and Sokol Koka, cello, in a programme of Bellini, Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Bach and more. Anne-Marie Papin […]
It is 15 years since the first Fit-up Theatre Festival was launched in Kilcrohane in 2009 with a one woman play called ‘Smallone’. The actor who played that part to rave reviews and helped launch the hugely successful Fit-up festival was Joan Sheehy. This summer Joan is back in West […]