A vibrant new chapter in inclusive sport has begun in West Cork with the launch of the West Cork Warriors, the region’s newest Special Olympics club. Based in Skibbereen, the club is already making a meaningful difference through its Young Athletes Programme, designed for children aged 4 to 12 with an intellectual disability. Families are…
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An important milestone is being marked in West Cork this week with the return of live performing arts events. The West Cork Fit-Up Theatre Festival got underway on Tuesday and will run until Sunday, August 1st. Nine one-actor plays will be shown during the 12-day festival. Traditionally, the annual festival brings award-winning live theatre to…
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Cork ARC Cancer Support House are hosting a ‘Managing Hormonal Therapies after a Breast Cancer Diagnosis’ Webinar that will take place on Friday 30th April from 10-11.30am. It is free of charge and aimed at helping cancer patients and their families that may be struggling with the side effects of hormone treatment for breast cancer.…
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School students in Bantry schools have taken the time to send special Easter greetings to older people in their locality through an initiative arranged by the Bantry Age Friendly Town project . Over 200 cards were beautifully decorated and lovely individual messages written on them by the very artistic students in the Convent of Mercy…
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SALE of ORIGINAL ARTS & CRAFTS TO SAVE THE KELP! SPRING 2021 (When Restrictions Allow, TBC) AT THE BANTRY BAY HOTEL, BANTRY, WEST CORK All artists and crafts people in West Cork and beyond are invited to use the current lockdown to get creative to Help the Kelp! The Campaign to Protect the Native…
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BUYING ONLINE FROM THE UK AFTER BREXIT Advice from the Citizens Information Service The impact of Brexit is now being felt by Irish consumers up and down the country. As a result of the UK leaving the EU, there are changes to consumer rights that everyone needs to be aware of when buying from online…
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A Mealagh Valley farmer who has helped raise almost €90,000 for the world’s poorest people has been given an Outstanding Commitment Award by the Irish development organisation, Concern Worldwide. Patrick O’Sullivan has been running an annual raffle for Concern for over 40 years, after he saw images of the famine in Bangladesh on TV while in…
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Cork County Older People’s Council (OPC), through Cork County Council’s Age Friendly Programme, is distributing Winter Care Packs along with the OPC Winter Newsletter to older people across the County. The newsletter includes useful information and news from around the County including updates on the Council’s library services, fire safety advice, ‘winter ready’ advice, road…
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Project NUTRICO launches research into Nutrition Related Life of Irish Cancer Survivors Project NUTRICO is a novel postgraduate research project being undertaken by Miss Niamh O’Callaghan from the Institute of Technology Sligo. The project aims to evaluate the current dietary patterns and relationship with food and nutrition of cancer survivors across the Island of Ireland.…
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Are you guilty of hoarding half empty tins of paint at home, those “just in case” tubs that you finally get around to dumping when they’ve dried up? Householders have traditionally brought their leftover paint to their local Civic Amenity Site for disposal, however this may be set to change, as a new pilot Community…
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