Tough Chats, Gentle Words Starngers chat about bias and racisim Cork gents (& archangels), Raphael Olympio & Michael Wall met for the first time & had an impromptu chat about identity bias & racism. This conversation was a warmup that they both just happened to delve into upon meeting each other for the first time. […]
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Keeping It Neat and Tidy Susan Lanigan shares a chapter from her novel on submission ‘The Planter’s Daughter’. This novel is about eco-crime in County Cork with a backstory in the Irish Civil War. When Sadhbh Drummond’s burned body is found in a forestry plantation in West Cork, it soon becomes clear that her death
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Archive of Our Youth: An art exhibition to preserve memories By Tomiwa Morris Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp The Archive of Our Youth art exhibition is an exploration of the artists’ youthful experiences and a heartfelt endeavor to share their memories with the public. Each artist devoted their summer to craft
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Activist Reflections Students of Creativity & Change share thoughts about their practise A few students of Creativity and Change at MTU, Cork share their reflections of their practice. Their blogs were published by Good Day Cork in 2023. The aim of these blogs is to amplify the creative practice of change makers – how they
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Hospitality and the Collective by Carmel Ennis Photo submitted by author. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Hospitality is important. If we are to reimagine our futures, we need to create spaces where we can meet, as migrants, as artists, as indigenous ,as young, as old, all together. The stand out moment
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Finding Home by Carmel Ennis Photo submitted by author. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp In 1983, I spent a week in a Magdalene laundry in Dublin’s Sean Mc Dermott St as part of a research team uncovering hidden homelessness, especially among women. It was a new departure in common perceptions of
Love in the park for climate action by Team Love in the Park Ireland Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp 3rd July 2023 How can we get people to fall so wildly in love with nature that they would do anything to protect her? This was the question five students asked themselves as
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Children’s Day reflections from Cork adults Call for submissions to Good Day Cork Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp 29/06/23 World Children’s Day is held on Nov 20th to take actions for children’s welfare. Children are all around us. We know they’re the future. But, what about their present! How are we
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Cork shares Diverse Stories from Nature by Elena Canty, Leen Jamal Maarouf and Tomiwa Morris Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp All the particpants of Diverse Stories From Nature with the organisers and facilitators in May 2023 Reflection from Elena Canty I attended the Diverse Stories from Nature event along the Mardyke
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It’s Ok To Not Be Ok A Mental Health Documentary from Cork A group of women discuss and share what mental health means to them, both on an individual and a cultural level, the importance of naming what you are dealing with, how they gauge their own mental health and what tips and steps they
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