Ilen Rovers club player Peter O’Driscoll recently had the proud honour of captaining the Cork U20 footballers to All-Ireland glory following their scintillating performance against Dublin in Portlaoise. Cork recovered from a nine-point deficit to seal an eight points win. Peter proved an exceptional captain throughout the championship campaign. He […]
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For those of you who feel that you want a change of career and have a deep desire to follow your dream, Susan McManamon is someone who did just that. Susan worked in the corporate sector for many years, including working as a director of operations in India for a […]
Silence can sometimes represent punishment or evoke unpleasant memories for us. Sometimes silence can be unsettling. There are, however, alternative, more positive ways to experience it. Recently I have been researching the mental and physical health benefits of silence when it is a chosen option, for example, when practising mindfulness […]
When Patrick Holford dropped into Organico earlier this year and asked if we’d like to host an event with him in October we were over the moon! Patrick is one of the world’s leading authorities on nutrition and healthy eating. We’ve been inspired by his books over the last 25 […]
The time we have been waiting for all summer has arrived. The tomatoes have ripened and we are enjoying them with nearly everything. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. We grew 15 varieties of tomatoes this year, all selected for their flavour rather than prolific production or uniform size. The names are […]
August 2019 will be remembered as a tumultuous month in the annals of Irish beef history. A series of protests outside beef factories brought production to a standstill at a number of plants throughout the country, the ABP plant in Bandon included. Indeed the site at Kilbrogan was where the […]
