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First Home Scheme to help you buy your first new home

WCP Staff August, 2022

The First Home Scheme (FHS) is an affordable housing scheme, which supports people to buy new homes. The FHS is a shared equity scheme, where the State and participating banks pay up to 30% of the cost of your new home in return for a stake in the home. If […]

West Cork club keeps rowing out talent

WCP Staff August, 2022

Skibbereen Rowing Club is undoubtedly the most successful sports club to come out of the West Cork region in recent times. It is a year on since a summer which brought an Olympic Gold Medal for their very own Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy as well as a Bronze for […]

Extending your home with an outdoor seating space

WCP Staff August, 2022

Following on from my article on conservatories in the July issue, this month I’m looking at how to create the ideal outside space that may in fact extend your home. Before starting your project, consider what you want from this space. Do you want to divide in into areas for […]

Food & Drinks

West Cork embraces mediterranean fare as Toonsbridge Dairy and The Real Olive Company open a new shop in Bandon

WCP Staff August, 2022

Toonsbridge Dairy and The Real Olive Company wrote a new chapter in their story with the opening of a warehouse shop in Bandon last month. What started out as The Real Olive Company in a small stall by the fountain in the English Market in 1993 has since grown into […]

Environment

Celebrating botany around Bantry

WCP Staff August, 2022

The Ellen Hutchins Festival has a full programme of events running from Saturday, August 13 to Sunday, August 21 in the Bantry area. There are some great walks, talks and workshops on offer. Most are free but places need to be booked. Join a walk with a botanist and use […]

Environment

Kruz your way to a greener future

WCP Staff August, 2022

The Kruz brand was developed and launched in the Irish market in 2022 with a base in Clonakilty and recently opened a new product showroom in Douglas, Cork City. Kruz’s mission is to offer innovative, high quality e-mobility products to customers from all walks of life. The Kruz brand range […]

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