BEST known for his starring roll in Red Rock, Wexford’s own Nic Furlong has set on a new adventure stepping behind the camera directing a trilogy of short films looking at the topics of mental health, addiction and the constant struggle for acceptance felt by the LGBT community..
62 per cent of babies in Ireland are breastfed as their first feed but a large portion of mothers have already stopped breastfeeding or introduced formula only a few days later, with exclusive breastfeeding rates falling to 36.7 per cent as soon as they leave the hospital.
While the current Irish rugby team is carrying the hopes and dreams of the nation to France this coming weekend, it’s the past teams and, in particular, their former home which is the focus of a fundraiser for Caim Community Park. In 2007, Caim resident Desmond McCarthy was commissioned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) to draw and record the historic Lansdowne Road stadium before its demolition and rebuilding.