Pádraig Whooley of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) and the ‘Save our Sprat West Cork’ campaign explains why sprat, along with a handful of other forage fish, are critically important keystone species and the detrimental effect their decline will have on coastal communities in West Cork. Sprat feed […]
In March I wrote a column encouraging people to take part in a public consultation process, for a project aimed at reviving a neglected part of Clonakilty. The public consultation was to inform an Integrated Urban Strategy (IUS) for Kent Street (the street the library is on), identifying how public […]
As always in Summer, the art galleries and arts centres of West Cork are blooming: there are wonderful exhibitions to be seen in Cnoc Bui (Union Hall), Working Artist Studios (Ballydehob), Uillin (Skibbereen), Blue House Gallery (Schull), and Gallery Asna | Clonakilty Community Arts Centre (Clonakilty). This will be the […]