The December Garden

Gardening with Charlie Wilkins DECK THE HALLS Holly is a wind, salt, and rabbit proof shrub, and there are many splendid varieties from which to choose. In decades past gardeners would have been aware of this and the plant’s other hidden connotations. Today, the hollies’ virtues seem to be somewhat disregarded, and the young and […]

The October Garden

Begonia semperflorens

Gardening with Charlie Wilkins SEASONAL CHANGES Trees will soon undress, their accessories will totter and twist to begin, then eventually fall to the sodden ground in a slow, liquid fashion. They will litter in the process, ending up in corners and under shrubs and around ornamental pots. Those who do not garden will either let […]

Our Lady Crowned Credit Union Art Competition 2021

Art Competition Our Lady Crowned Credit Union 2021

All you have to do is IMAGINE! Our Lady Crowned Credit Union is delighted to announce that entries are now open for the 2021 Credit Union Art Competition.     Following the success of last year’s theme for the Credit Union Art Competition, we are once again asking entrants to tap into their imagination. This […]

The September Garden

Late summer border

Gardening with Charlie Wilkins AN INDIAN SUMMER Weather is both enjoyable and enduring! It can be benign or devastating. It is one of Earth’s last wild things and although we can predict it to some extent, we cannot control it. Weather profoundly affects our culture, our economy, and our well-being. Autumn initiates the wettest, windiest […]

Citizens Information How you could be missing out on valuable supports

The Citizens Information Service explains how you could be missing out on valuable supports. “What we frequently see is that people don’t know what they are entitled to” Citizens Information has explained how you could be missing out on valuable supports and payments every year. John Beausang, Development Manager for Citizens Information in Cork City […]