Archives for July 2009
Expert Tips for Delicious Coffee - 17 July
Hair Raises, Skibbereen - 17 July
Art Trail: Alison Kay - 17 July
Art Trail: Ewe Gallery - 17 July
Art Trail: Rosemarie Cross - 17 July
Art Trail: Barn Gallery - 17 July
Rebecca Davis Jewellery - 17 July
Skin Care in the Sun - 17 July
Artisan Food Producers From Our Region: Bushby’s - 17 July
McLaughlin’s: Making Time for You - 17 July
July in the Garden - 17 July
Art Trail: Deirdre Crowley - 16 July
Iné Anish - 02 July
Wine Advice for your Barbecue Parties - 02 July
Cream Your Way to Softer Hands - 02 July
History in Miniature - 02 July
From Bewley’s Master Roaster
With close to 30 years of experience in the coffee and tea business, Bewley’s Master Coffee Roaster Paul O’Toole has created some preparation tips and techniques to help you enjoy real fresh coffee. Paul is Ireland’s top coffee expert, and writes…
You can find roast and ground coffee in packs in nearly every [...]
Celebrating One Year in Business
Hair Raises Hair Salon on Townsend Street, Skibbereen has just passed the mile stone of one year in business. Owned and run by Marie Collins from Union Hall Hair Raises is going from strength to strength. Marie has been hairdressing in the area for nine years, training with Kay’s Hair Studio [...]
ALISON KAY
Mill Cove Gallery
From 2nd August to 6th September 2009
Alison Kay is a Dublin based ceramic artist and the winner of the Hallward Ceramic Sculpture Award in 2008. Her work has been selected for exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy annual shows in 2008 and 2009.
Her work is sophisticated and distinctive showing a profound knowledge [...]
SHEENA WOOD & KURT LYNDORFF
Ewe Gallery and Sculpture Garden
Expect the unexpected at the Ewe Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Glengarriff, West Cork.
Set in a world apart in a delightful and tranquil riverside setting by a forested mountain waterfall. Discover a unique combination of nature and art, an artists open home and Ireland’s only interactive sculpture garden. [...]
ROSEMARIE CROSS
A Riot of Colour
Exhibition
Art Exhibition by Rosemarie Cross at Hosfords Garden Centre, the Blue Geranium Café.
Rosemarie Cross is based in West Cork and has her Studio in Baltimore she studied art in Swansea, and afterwards travelled extensively in the Mediterranean, along the east coast of America and also in the Caribbean and the West [...]
SHEILA HOOKS
The Barn Gallery
Garranes South, Drimoleague, West Cork.
Step into the artist’s studio and you are surrounded by beautiful images of West Cork and stunning life drawings.
Sheila’s love of gardens and landscape shines through her paintings, which have found their way into many private collections worldwide.
Often working to commission Sheila produces realistic images of the world [...]
Westbury Mall, Dublin
Rebecca Davis in The Westbury Mall in Dublin is a treasure chest of stunning pieces of unique costume jewellery.
The exclusive boutique is the brainchild of former model and fashion stylist Rebecca Davis and is a huge hit with fashionista’s in Ireland and worldwide including superstar Beyonce who bought a number of pieces from [...]
by Rachel Muckley
A suntan was considered a sign of poverty or “lower class” before becoming popular in the 1920’s. Having pale, delicate skin was the height of fashion until Coco Chanel returned from holidays in Southern France with a… wait for it… TAN!! By accident or design, the suntan suddenly became the “must-have” accessory! Women [...]
Everyone’s Favourite Strawberry
With Wimbledon just behind us the strawberry season is just at its peak. It would not be summer without this versatile and delicious fruit so continuing our regular Coast & Country feature on the artisan producers of our region we made contact with David and Denise Bushby renowned for Bushby’s Rosscarbery Strawberries.
David and [...]
McLaughlin’s of Bandon Medical Hall, Bridge Street is steeped in history and as an independent family run pharmacy it offers old fashioned personal service by courteous and friendly staff coupled with up to date modern dispensing facilities. McLaughlin’s have been trusted by the people of West Cork for over 60 years, priding themselves on the [...]
by John Hosford
The vegetable garden receives pride of place this month. This is very much the year of the vegetable and growing your own. Allotments are emerging nationwide and a powerful movement towards healthy sourceable/traceable fruit and vegetables is pressing forward. It is not too late for 2009 to join that very positive movement.
Late July [...]
Pursuing a Creative Dream
For professional artist Deirdre Crowley from Bandon, Co. Cork, painting is her “passion” and she attributes growing up in West Cork as the inspiration for her becoming an artist. Surrounded by magnificent scenery and beautiful places Deirdre felt compelled to communicate her love and passion for the place she calls “home”. [...]
Cultivate a friendly atmosphere, and the rest will follow
That’s the motto of Tim & Lauraine Farley owners of Iné Anish, Main Street, Leap, who have just embarked on a new project at The Hawthorne Creamery, Drimoleague, West Cork.
The Farley’s latest venture has just opened its doors selling Old & New Furniture, Bric-A-Brac, Architectural Salvage as [...]
By Tom Quinn
The team down at the Carry Out Off Licences in Bantry and Skibbereen have just finalised their special summer wine selection and I recently had an opportunity to sample some of the selection. Both of these stores have one of the biggest wine selections in the area and are always happy to suggest [...]
By Sabina Jennings
Neutrogena Hand Cream is especially formulated from dry and chapped hands. A glycerine based hand cream that has its origins from Norwegian fishermen who used creams with glycerine to help preserve their hands, even in the harshest of conditions. The cream is available in 2 oz tube. Priced at €6.01 and available in [...]
Clonakilty, West Cork is a vibrant and picturesque coastal town, known as the beach centre of this stunning region. It was not always so and like many small towns it had to fight for its economic identity and growth. The Model Railway Village not only complemented the natural environment of the area it [...]