2019 - Page 27 of 58 - West Cork People

When artists come together for a cause that is bigger than themselves

Gary Hannon July, 2019

I was recently contacted by a member of Save Our Skibbereen, a campaign to stop the plastic factory due for Skibbereen. They released an album to help fund a judicial review into the recent planning permission that was granted. The campaign has a CD of 17 songs, featuring excellent local musicians […]

Fit, fabulous and over fifty

Louise O'Dwyer July, 2019

Does thinking about your age make you cringe and come out in a cold sweat? Are you constantly looking at other women of a similar age and wondering if you look older or younger than them? Are you buying everything and anything that you can to make yourself look younger? […]

Raspberry pancakes

Karen Austin July, 2019

We have a rabbit in our garden. It has been hopping about devouring beans and kale and now it’s systematically chomping through a row of cauliflowers. This is an unusual problem for us as the garden’s walled and although birds cause devastation the rabbits usually stay out. It’s not easy […]

Environment

What will Boaty McBoatface tell your children?

WCP Staff July, 2019

As most people have heard, Ireland declared a climate and biodiversity emergency in May 2019. Many people rejoiced, but as Green Party leader Eamon Ryan pointed out “declaring an emergency means absolutely nothing unless there is action to back it up. That means the Government having to do things they […]

A roaming bull

Tommy Moyles July, 2019

My farming life has taught me you have to be prepared for many different possibilities. These can happen over a number of years or at times you have to be prepared for a few eventualities happening on a single day. There’s times when it feels like you need an alphabet […]

History & Folklore

The oral history of a life in Clonakilty: Interview with Noreen Minihan