Bantry Blues and Cork senior footballer Emma Spillane was recently honoured for her outstanding displays for the Rebelettes once again in 2018 with her second successive All-Star award, a remarkable achievement for the sports star who only recently turned 20. The Blues ace produced a plethora of outstanding performances, as […]
Recently I have been driving two different versions of the Ford Fiesta. Their ST3 version which was voted winner in the Hot Hatch section at the Continental Irish Car of the Year awards in November and also the new Fiesta Active. The Fiesta has been a great seller for Ford […]
Here in West Cork we have fantastic growing conditions for all types of soft fruit. Even a novice gardener should be able to get great returns from just a few plants. Kids (and adults) will be delighted to feast on the tastiest fruit grown in their own gardens! Even with […]
Based in Clonakilty, Valerie Ballaer publishes unique travel guides for children. ‘The Travel Adventures of George and Paolo’ is an illustrated travel guide series for children that Valerie first created while studying in Florence, Italy in 2007. The first edition is about Italy, and the series continues to grow, with […]
The BirdWatch Ireland West Cork Branch annual dawn to dusk bird racetakes place on Sunday 27 January. This is when teams of four spend the day racing around part of West Cork trying to record as many species of birds as possible. It’s a great day out and should produce […]
This is a great time of the year to read musical, or indeed any type of biographies. I find autobiographies to be more authentic, as they speak to me directly, rather than through a third person. Musical bios are my favourites. Instead of a new year’s resolution, which only succeeds […]
