GREEN LIVING A little forward planning can greatly reduce the environmental impact of going to a festival or community event
Keeping local festivals eco-friendly
Living
From sirens to schoolbooks
Burriscarra NS welcomes three Ukrainian children into its fold
Hitting the road with or without your pet
VET’S VIEW Conal Finnerty on planning for pet care in advance of a holiday and the options available
Fine folk and top-class bluegrass
MUSIC Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival to set the town alight this weekend, June 10-12
Acting – and letting it be
GREEN LIVING McKinley Neal on the actions each of us can take to help us feel less helpless during the climate crisis
Breathing life into the language
INTERVIEW Meet Colm Mac Eachmharcaigh, Achill’s first Oifigeach Pleanála Teanga – or Language Development Officer
Swimming against the tide
DAD DIARY Ed and Aisling pool their parenting resources to manage a swimming trip with the three kids
Feats of clay
CULTURE How Covid opened a new creative pathway for artist Suzie Sullivan
Communities find commonality in verse
CULTURE New Irish-English-Latvian poetry collection a cross-cultural collaboration
Relaxing back into it
DAD DIARY As Covid’s grip finally loosens, the McGreal family is looking forward to a summer of adventure
Record of a lockdown lifeline
CULTURE How a weekly local session in Westport turned into a lockdown CD – and a lifesaver for all who took part