Like a lot of you, I have read much in recent weeks about how to look after myself and my mental health in lockdown. And lots of the advice has been wise and valid but it didn't always allow me to sit with the reality, accept it, and find some ways to learn to live … Continue reading Minding your Mental Health in Lockdown
Another winning entry in our student writing competition. A beautifully written short story demonstrating the impact of current circumstances on our lives, our hearts and our heads....Don't forget to switch off those devices if you need a break. Take care out there x Too Much Information A short story by Eimear Smiddy The sun beamed … Continue reading Covid-19 Too Much Information
A quick introduction to the brilliant short story that took 2nd prize in our Easter Writing Competition. With a very different spin on the title the talented author presents a fast-paced and light-hearted story capturing the dizzying heights of young love but with a real twist and sting in the tail. Too Much Information A … Continue reading Too Much Information: Meet the Parents
Over the Easter holidays we wanted students to have the opportunity to keep in touch with their creativity so we set them an Art & Writing Competition. Genuinely blown away by the standard of entries and these were not easy competitions to judge! For the writing competition students were given the title 'Too Much Information' … Continue reading Competition Winner ‘Too Much Information’
We have been overwhelmed and humbled by the response to 'The Unteachables' documentary part one of which aired on Monday 13th of April. A wonderful former volunteer(Eimear O Callaghan) set up a Go Fund Me page and so many people have been reaching out asking how to donate and suggesting we put it on our … Continue reading Sharing Go Fund Me Link
Welcome to our March-April Newsletter! This covers the March period and into early April so it’s going to be bit of a mixed bag due to the current climate. We’ll update you on what was happening before closure on March 12th and then on how we have been keeping the community going online since. Before … Continue reading Cork Life Centre Newsletter March-April 2020 Issue 2
