“.. stop worrying about what-ifs and start celebrating what is.” By Kel Menton, Features Editor, Winter Solstice 2021 Series Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Kel Menton. Photo credit Marcin Lewandowski “The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. …
Many Tongues of Cork October 2020 We spent a positive afternoon (Oct 3rd, 2020) with six Cork-based writers and performers who shared a piece of prose or poetry in Portuguese, German, Italian, French and As Gaeilge. We hope you find comfort in their reflections about family, culture and belonging. Read more about them here. Share …
Phone Pals Together with Think Speak Do Community Engagement (TSD), Good Day Cork hopes to encourage deep conversations between strangers in Cork. It is possible no matter where you are. These uncertain times may not allow for such conversations but do allow us to re-connect with old friends. Enjoy ‘Phone Pals’, a 5-part uplifting podcast …
Positive Podcast Mental Health, Reflection and Resilience This podcasts series aims to bring you joy, connection and hope. Enjoy Good Day Cork’s first podcast series created during the first lockdown of the pandemic in 2020. Share Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp episodes On episode 1, we asked a few friends the …
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A Verse City by Margaret O’Reagan Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp LOVE NEST It started with a tingling,Building up the tension,Spurring me to seek out- A secret hideout.Looking for a placeTo suitably mate,I passed through a gateTo survey my estate.It took me some time,Then I spotted a stile,Ventured further insideThis outdoor site.Then…...
Art spot featuring Ethan Desmond Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Ethan Desmond 01/02/2021 Rainbow realities of gender and sexuality; and challenging racial inequality. I’d like to show the REAL faces of people who are, right now, changing the face of mainstream reality, on many fronts. Be it unapologetically Gay, owning their heritage…...
Walk with me by Sylvia Wobo Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Mural by Garreth Joyce 25/01/2021The Colour of Kindness in Cork This Red Mural on Water Street- designed and painted by Garreth Joyce. It celebrates Cork’s citation as Europe’s Friendliest City in 2018 by the renowned Conde Nast Traveller publication. Walking along the…...
18/01/2021 The Colour of Resilience {Trigger Warning: Racial Trauma reference} I took a taxi home that night. I remember the streets being slick, but I don’t remember the sound of rain. The short rise on the lift usually turned my stomach; the smell of raw fish was perpetually baked into its cheap flooring. That night…...
Forests and family, and foliage, oh my! by Brienne Dubh Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Red by Brienne Dubh 28/12/2020 Colour of Nature’s Seasons This is my favourite time of year. Yes, the days are grey and the long dark nights are here, but with the shorter days, and colder nights, comes a…...
Share the Feast at Our Table by Sin Blaché Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Sin Blaché Date: 21/12/2020 The Colour of Festivity I’ve always thought winter time is the best time to come from an inter-racial family. My mother comes from a Creole Black American family with strong ties to New Orleans. Our family’s…...
