West Cork soccer star Ronan Hurley recently signed a new contract with Cork City FC, following a very impressive campaign with the first team last year. John Bohane catches up with the former Bunratty United underage player who is looking forward to the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division campaign resuming […]
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West Cork rugby player Danny Collins lined out on the Cambridge rugby team who defeated Oxford in the 138th Varsity rugby game, which was played in Twickenham recently. John Bohane catches up with the rugby ace who loved playing on the hallowed turf of Twickenham. The Cambridge University student helped his […]
This month we are eating our way around southeast Mexico. We flew into Cancun and travelled down the Caribbean coast of Quintana Roo towards Guatemala. It’s very beautiful, the water is crystal blue, but it comes with full-on tourism and touts so we decided to head away from the coast […]
There probably isn’t a week goes by, where some history lecture is to be found in the towns of villages of Cork. It’s something that could be taken for granted but based on the crowded attendances of two recent lectures, history is becoming more popular than ever. Last month there […]
It’s been a long and drawn out January. Though the weather has been mild, it still felt twice as long it should be. It just kept dragging on. I know it’s not just me, as many of my friends have also been complaining… So, it was really welcome to wake […]
It feels good to be outside after the usual mid-winter overindulgence and I can find plenty to do on the rare fine day, but if I had the money and the room on my little patch, I would love a small greenhouse. A space to potter in not so fine […]