Professor Rónán Collins  is Cork Person of the Month for December in recognition of his work in treating, preventing and raising public awareness of stroke as well as his important contributions to wellbeing and healthcare for the elderly in Irish society. A lover of nature and wildlife, Rónán hails from Kinsale and graduated with the Medicine Class of 1992 at University College Cork. Earlier this year, he provided expert commentary in RTÉ Investigates’ Inside Ireland's Nursi

Lions Club International Club Excellence Award for the 2024/2025 year, one of the highest honours a Lions club can receive. The award was formally presented by District Governor Marian McGreevey , to club President Cormac Fitzgerald  recognising the club’s outstanding achievements in leadership, membership growth, impactful community service, and humanitarian contribution. The Club Excellence Award celebrates Lions clubs that demonstrate exceptional commitment to service and

Writes Leo McMahon ‘The former convent site in Passage West has been a blight on the town for many years,’ said Cllr Una McCarthy (FG),  who along with fellow members of Carrigaline Municipal District (MD), urged the county council to expedite measures to remedy the town centre eyesore. ‘Plans in late 2017 to include a new town centre with apartments and offices never came to fruition. Instead, the people of Passage West have been left with a site in the centre of the town le

By Karen Dolman, Club Secretary Carrigaline AC celebrated a historic achievement as members Niamh Foy, Caroline Lynch and Denise Tagg  were presented with Munster Medals for their age-category performances at the 2025 Limerick Marathon, the first Munster medals in the club’s history. Club Chairperson Jim O'Byrne , who made the presentation, said the medals reflect not only individual success but also the club’s supportive culture and steady development. Adult membership has

Writes Leo McMahon  ‘Volunteering is my hobby’ says Charles Henderson, whose record of service to a wide range of organisations in Kinsale over many decades, is second to none and is a person who epitomises what civic pride and love of community are all about. ‘I was born in Kinsale Hospital on April 8 th , 1951, son of Walter and Jenny (nee Gunney  from The Glen, Kinsale), Henderson  and grew up in this house at Fr MacSwiney Terrace, Ardbrack, Scilly, Kinsale which was then