It was an eventful and challenging 2022 for the Wild Atlantic Pool and it ended not with a bang but with a chilly squeak. However, they are a determined and resourceful crew at the Centre and this vital local resource is back up and running again. 2022 brought financial worries […]
A new year is a time for optimism and new beginnings. A difficult couple of years may have left some feeling a little weary and vulnerable to illness. Cranial and Structural Osteopath Christopher Minhall reminds us of the power of our own immune system and healing ability. He also shares […]
Over the Christmas period I have been reading a great book called ‘The Tao of Pooh’, which attempts to explain the principles of Taoism through the characters of The Winnie the Pooh books. This may seem like a strange start to an article about health, but one line, a quote […]
Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize for medicine. He pioneered the use of ancient DNA to unlock secrets about human evolution, especially from Neanderthal bones. We can now compare Neanderthal genomes with the records of humans living today; the new scientific discipline of paleogenomics. It is […]
Gráinne Murphy is a West Cork-based writer. Her most recent novel, Winter People, was published in October 2022 by Legend Press. It follows The Ghostlights (2021) and Where the Edge Is (2020), both published by Legend Press. She also loves to read and below are her favourites from this year. […]
Eimear O’Herlihy grew up in Cork in a house where books were always part of the family Christmas presents. She is the festival director of West Cork Literary Festival, which takes place over one week in Bantry each July and includes writing workshops, readings, seminars and events for families and […]