WCP Staff - West Cork People

Experiencing Rathlin Island’s wildlife

WCP Staff June, 2026

This month, branch committee member Andrea Reichstein travels up to Rathlin Island, off the northern coast of County Antrim in Northern Ireland, to experience its birdlife and so much more. After visiting Cape Clear for the very enjoyable week-long ‘Seabirds to Songbirds’ course held by Dick Coombes for Birdwatch Ireland […]

Challenging times for farm families on Cork County Council’s preferred greenway route

WCP Staff June, 2026

by Cadhla Ó Conchobhair As the old saying goes ‘a wet and windy May fills the haggard with corn and hay’. I think we could all do with seeing a pleasant summer after a long spring! We would usually have the calves out to grass by the start of May. […]

Buying your rental property

WCP Staff June, 2026

By Veronica Daly This year there has been a definite uptick of enquiries into Moneytree Finance from renters who have been given a ‘Notice to Quit’ by their landlord, because he or she intends to sell the house amid the uncertainty created by the recent changes to Irish rental law. […]

Tending the garden:A community developer’s approach to marketing

WCP Staff June, 2026

by Naomi Fein Many of my clients tell me they have been showing up consistently – posting regularly, trying different platforms, doing the things you are supposed to do. But it costs more than it gives back. The time it takes. Two hours disappear between deciding to post and actually […]

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Teaching by example

WCP Staff May, 2026

by Liz Mahony The first couple of lines from Rudyard Kipling’s poem, ‘If’, came to mind the other day: “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs!..” One of my neighbour’s hens had forced her way through the metal confines of her run. She was […]

Gardening in May

WCP Staff May, 2026

by John Hosford As we move into May, we hope the days are finally warming up, but gardeners must remain vigilant. Beware of cold nights early in the month. While those living near the coast may have seen the last of the frosts, venturing just five or eight miles inland […]

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