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The 1970 World Cup – football in glorious technicolour

WCP Staff April, 2026

John Coughlan reviews ‘The Greatest Show on Earth: The Inside Story of the Legendary 1970 World Cup’ by Andrew Downie. The cover of ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ by Andrew Downie shows Pelé with a raised fist, held in the arms of his teammate Jairzinho. It is one of the […]

A blue child in the air: Marc Chagall’s ‘Golgotha’

James Waller April, 2026

With Easter upon us it is perhaps timely to dwell on a painting, which not only resonates with the season, but also articulates the horror that continues to unfold in the Middle East and Ukraine. This is Marc Chagall’s ‘Golgotha’ of 1912, perhaps the most luminous, prismatic painting of the […]

The Craft Corner

WCP Staff April, 2026

This month Natalie Webb is showing us how to make Easter chicks. “These cute chicks popping out of an egg would be great fun as an Easter weekend project!” Materials: • Yellow and orange card for the chick, and another colour of your choice for the egg. • Scissors • […]

Balm for the soul

Moze Jacobs April, 2026

They will be releasing their second album this April, in the middle of the month: ‘Evelyn and Dec’. It’s not (yet) a household name but could become one. When their first album, ‘Make for Joy’, was released on Leap Day in 2024, it was named Album of the Week at […]

Catching the moment

Susan O Regan April, 2026

There have been so many beautiful moments to ‘catch’ over the last few days as the sun has been making a most welcome appearance. It’s an exciting time of year, where everything in us is waking up, a great time to be planting seeds, literally, as well as metaphorically. This […]

Genetic framework for the O’NEILL story in West Cork is now established

WCP Staff April, 2026

The DNA of West Cork People by Mark Grace Thanks to four DNA testers, who have West Cork O’NEILL connections, we have now confirmed (or genetically proven prefer) the outline story for the origins of some of the O’NEILLs in West Cork. The latest piece of the puzzle landed the […]

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