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Driving high in the new Renault Captur

Sean Creedon April, 2020

As the Lockdown continues car sales like most other businesses are suffering. The last proper figures from SIMI were for the month of February, where Renault finished the podium in third position in the new car sales charts. The new version of the Renault Captur, which I drove last week, […]

Covid-19 hotspots

WCP Staff April, 2020

by Clonakilty Amnesty Group Many of us are fortunate to have our own living spaces to weather out this lock-down. Some of us are even more fortunate to have gardens. But what about those who haven’t? Anywhere there are people living in congested areas or people congregating, we see – […]

Green Party MEP Grace O’Sullivan reminds us that every day should be Earth Day

Grace O'Sullivan April, 2020

We may all feel as though the earth has shifted on its axis in recent weeks. But as we celebrate Earth Day tomorrow (Wednesday April 22), amidst the bleak news playing on a loop across the media, outside the air is undoubtedly less polluted and there are nuggets of relief. […]

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Is criticising your government in a crisis unpatriotic?

Kieran Doyle April, 2020

The word ‘unprecedented times’, to describe the current scourge that is raging across the globe, has become a daily soundbite amongst our politicians, our media and our public. In my unqualified opinion, they seem to be trying their best, in particular when you compare them with the basket cases that […]

Imagine a better future following a new economic model

Fiona Hayes April, 2020

Fiona Hayes asks if we’re on on the edge of change with Doughnut Economics, a tool for transformative action first published in 2012, proposing a holistic social foundation and ecological ceiling for the whole world. As many of us are in lockdown and working from home my stepdaughter in Sydney […]

Trust in each other

Dr Jeff Featherstone April, 2020

Well the world has changed a lot in the last month. I would like to thank everyone for listening to the lockdown advice! Well done. It is not easy I know. In our GP setting, patients have quickly become used to telephone and ‘video’ consultations. There is a huge amount […]

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