Archives for May 2009
West Cork Literary Festival - 31 May
14th West Cork Chamber Music Festival - 31 May
A Celebration of Landscape - 30 May
Issue #2 Coming Soon… - 30 May
Mill Cove Sculpture Garden - 30 May
Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon - 30 May
Kinsale Arts Week - 30 May
For the Love of Shoes - 30 May
Heaven Scent - 29 May
Bridal Beauty - 29 May
Welcome to Coast & Country Magazine - 29 May
Attention Aspiring Writers!
Booking is now well underway for the West Cork Literary Festival which runs from July 5th to 11th in Bantry. Alongside the opportunity to hear top international writers like Annie Proulx, Roger McGough, Martina Cole and Louis de Berniere read from their latest work, aspiring writers have a rare chance to hone their [...]
Booking Opens for The Chamber Music Festival Of The Year
Booking opens shortly for the 14th West Cork Chamber Music Festival which promises to be the highlight of the summer for the many music lovers who make the annual pilgrimage to Bantry.
From Saturday 27 June to Sunday 5 July, almost one hundred international musicians perform thirty [...]
by Debbie Heaphy
What is the attraction of Cork? – Many talk of the rugged coastline: the unique intensity of light, the shades of green. The wind torn hedgerows, the colourfully painted towns, the small villages, hardy weather resilient people, and the diverse communities. All of these are elements of the Cork landscape and often the [...]
The second issue of Coast & Country Magazine is currently in production and will be available mid-June. We’ll keep you up-to-date with progress right here and further articles will be posted prior to publication.
Advertisers are reminded that the deadline for your copy and advertisements is June 9th.
Opening in June – Mill Cove Sculpture Garden
Mill Cove Gallery is on the grounds of Mill Cove House and overlooks the sea and Bere Island. The gallery exhibits paintings, sculpture, print and ceramics. The gallery is open everyday from 27th June to 6th September. The 4 acre garden has over 30 works by leading contemporary [...]
By Tina Neylon
Marathon runners differ – but Susan Steele’s motivation for taking part certainly stands out: “Because I am a mother of five” is the reason she gave on her entry form for the Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon on June 1.
“I’ve done something after each of them arrived,” she says. “I did [...]
Imelda May headlines eclectic Charles Fort line-up
Rockabilly queen and 2009 Meteor Music Award winner Imelda May joins the infectiously energetic musical mavericks Terrafolk and the talented favourite Paul Brady in the distinctive line-up at Charles Fort this July as part of Kinsale Arts Week 2009.
Set to welcome over 20,000 people onto its streets and [...]
by Sabina Jennings
Cork shoe designer tells us how her passion became reality
Most women have a love of shoes; none more so than Imelda Marcos with her reputed collection of 2,500 pairs. An impressive choice to wake up to each morning.
Wearing the right pair of shoes can elevate the most simple of outfits into a fashion [...]
By Sabina Jennings
If I talked to you about base, middle and top notes you might be mistaken and think that I had a musical intent. But the harmonious blending of the three intrinsic tonal layers is part of the complicated process in the production of perfumes.
Society’s love of sensual anointment dates as far back as [...]
By Rachel Muckley
It’s your wedding day. Everybody whispers how stunning, radiant and breathtaking you look. However, this doesn’t surprise you. Not because you’re comfortably aware that you exude effortless beauty (which you do) or indeed that you’re glowing happily (which you are).
You know it takes A LOT more than that to achieve a luminous [...]
Welcome to the first edition of Coast and Country published in association with the Cork & County Advertiser. Despite these challenging times we have launched a magazine designed to showcase the best that Ireland has to offer whether rural or coastal and to celebrate the unique lifestyle that can still be found here.
Our main feature [...]