Rare magpie flap-shot is ‘one in a mill’
Prisoners in Cork jail
A NATURE enthusiast has captured a “one in a million” photo of an extremely rare white magpie.
Terry Wright (52) spotted the bird in the coastal town of Fishguard in Pembrokeshire, Wales last Saturday, March 9.
He says the odds of seeing a white magpie are around one in a million, as they are extremely rare.
The magpie is white because it has a condition called leucism — a genetic mutation that results in a total or partial reduction of colour in a bird’s plumage.
After a few failed attempts to take photos of the bird, Terry managed to capture some images which he said was “beyond anything he could never imagine”.
DISHING IT OUT: The menu showing the food served up at the restaurant based in the jail
PRISONERS in Cork jail say they’re turning their lives around by working in the kitchens — as they hope to become chefs outside.
The Star was granted access to the prison where we met six prisoners who put on an impressive pop-up restaurant named The Open Door for local employers.
We also saw incredible artwork by prisoners, from paintings to woodwork, and were shown various computer and cleaning courses which can be availed of by all who want to learn.
Speaking to this paper, one prisoner, who told us he’s serving time for possession of drugs, said working in the kitchen has made serving his sentence a little easier.
He said: “It’s like a time machine. When you go in in the morning you’re home in the evening and your day is nearly gone.
“If you don’t have something like that it would be a very long day.”
The prisoner said the programme, under the tutorship of Munster Technological University (MTU) chef JJ Healy, has given him new opportunities.
The prisoner explained: “You know I’ve been lucky enough to be introduced to people and like-minded people as well.
Choice
“That’s the idea — everyone’s likeminded and you can make life very easy or very difficult for yourself. It’s your choice.
“So you’re better off embracing it to get the life experience of the whole thing.”
Speaking of his past, he revealed: “So the last few years I was quite fine up until my early 30s when I kind of lost