As well as being a much- appreciated opportunity for rural communities to see professional theatre in their locales, the West Cork Fit-Up Festival gives much needed work to actors during the summer months.

Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer has written a play based on his oldest friend’s diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, writes Colette Sheridan

Seven experienced hikers are being sought to carry bundles of firewood across several kilometres of rough terrain on the Sheep’s Head Peninsula to raise thousands of euro for people in Ethiopia.