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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Since she was 8 years old, Lyndsey O’Sullivan always wanted to run her own flower shop. Inspired by her florist mum and stepfather, she was lucky enough during her training to spend many an hour in Covent Garden alongside some of London’s top florists as they designed bouquets for royal weddings, high profile funerals and…
This Summer, Dunmanway plays host to the first Art Tour and Art Exhibition featuring work from all local artists. This self guided walking tour has been a tremendous success with artists showcasing their work in various locations throughout the town, including the beautiful Atkins Hall, the stunning St. Mary’s church, the newly opened art gallery…
Ninety two years after her death in 1928, many still visit the grave of 16 year old Mary Therese Collins, whose remarkable story has given hope to many. The townland of Bishopland, Caheragh has a miraculous quality to it. In 1455, a man named Thaddeus McCarthy was born there. In 1490 Thaddeus was appointed Bishop…