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What to expect on starting HRT

WCP Staff April, 2026

Women’s Health by Dr. Paula Stanley If we ask our aunties and mothers what their menopause was like, the answer is usually ‘what menopause?’! In the 60s, 70s and 80s, midlife female health was not an area, in medicine or in our society, that got any attention: women were expected […]

A herb for the heart

WCP Staff April, 2026

Herbal Healing by Rosari Kingston April is the month we become very busy in the garden and notice gaps in borders and beds that need to be filled in. ‘Leonurus cardiaca’, or motherwort, is one plant that will return year after year and is usually available at markets or garden […]

Shake it, bake it, eat it

WCP Staff April, 2026

Kids Food Revolution by Niamh Cooper, Melissa Byrne & Gillian Hegarty Did you know you can make real butter just by shaking a jam jar? You don’t need any fancy equipment, and you don’t need special ingredients. Just cream, a clean jam jar, and your best shaking skills. And once […]

The West Cork Bird Race 2026

WCP Staff April, 2026

By Dave Rees and Nicholas Mitchell The West Cork Branch held the inaugural first bird race on January 29, 2017. Apparently there had been a bird race in earlier years but no records exist. Our Chair at the time, Paul Connaughton, felt that this would be a great opportunity to […]

How banks think

WCP Staff April, 2026

Mortages by Liam O’Brien Applying for a mortgage as a first-time buyer is a daunting task, so it’s no surprise that many potential borrowers turn to the internet (and increasingly AI apps such as Chat GPT or Google Gemini) for advice before speaking with a bank or broker. Generally speaking, […]

The importance of community in farming

WCP Staff April, 2026

Farming in West Cork by Cadhla Ó Conchobhair I’m writing this in the final throes of March heading into April and down to the last five cows left to calve: The cows are out day and night. With no vet calls all season, the relief of not having to clean […]

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