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Get in step with Skibbereen Walking Festival

Get in step with Skibbereen Walking Festival
14 Sep 2018Skibbereen's second walking festival looks set to attract large numbers to the area at the end of this month. read more

To the water and the wild

To the water and the wild
12 Sep 2018Wildlife with an amateur observer

UnLaois-ed: The Picnic that keeps on giving

UnLaois-ed: The Picnic that keeps on giving
10 Sep 2018The tent is back in its bag, the yoga mat has been de-grassed and the wellies are returned to the garden shed. It can only mean one thing – Electric Picnic is over for another year.

Plants will weather the dry spell to thrive again

Plants will weather the dry spell to thrive again
27 Jul 2018We've finally had some rain – and what a gift it was for our gardens.

Joking about OCD is dangerous, not funny

Joking about OCD is dangerous, not funny
25 Jul 2018Organised people often laugh about how they’re “so OCD” in their ways, but obsessive compulsive disorder is no joking matter.

[Sponsored] Try this recipe for classic summer Gin & Tonic with Garnish Island Gin

[Sponsored] Try this recipe for classic summer Gin & Tonic with Garnish Island Gin
25 Jul 2018Classic and easy, a gin and tonic is light, refreshing and the perfect accompaniment to any occasion.

Fitness is your friend in fight against fatigue

Fitness is your friend in fight against fatigue
23 Jul 2018Being tired all the time is of the most common complaints GPs say they deal with, so common in fact  that they shorthand it TATT. 

Go with the glow and energise with 10 day-plan

Go with the glow and energise with 10 day-plan
11 Jun 2018Health & Nutrition with Rosie Shelley

Flowers in a blooming rush make up lost time

Flowers in a blooming rush make up lost time
30 May 2018After long-awaited good weather, our gardens are making up for lost time and growing at a great rate. Plants that usually open flowers over several weeks are all opening together in a rush to make up for lost time. 
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