Columnists - West Cork People

The healing power of the elderflower and berry

WCP Staff June, 2020

Dr. Rosari Kingston PhD, M.Sc (Herbal medicine) is a medical herbalist practising in Dr. O’Reilly’s integrative clinical practice in Clonakilty, Co. Cork as well as Church Cross, Skibbereen. Dr. Kingston’s area of research are the healing modalities present in Irish vernacular medicine and she incorporates them, where possible, into her […]

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There is no place like West Cork

WCP Staff June, 2020

As his time as Mayor of Clonakilty comes to an end, Michael O’Neill Jnr reflects on the past year and the realisation that there is no place like home, especially when that home is West Cork. Well here it is, the final month of my term as Mayor has arrived. […]

Use and Value Renewable Resources

Allison Roberts June, 2020

PERMANENT CULTURE Principal #5: Use and Value Renewable Resources Allison Roberts looks at the permaculture principal ‘Use and Value Renewable Resources and explains how from simply line-drying our laundry to using renewable energy to power our homes and businesses, we can all seek out more natural, less-resource intense solutions to […]

June in the garden

WCP Staff June, 2020

By John Hosford from The Weekend Garden Centre We welcome the arrival of June and and what we hope will continue to be long, sunny, summer days. The extra light and warmth encourages the garden to put on an exuberant burst of growth. Now that we have arrived in June, […]

Letting courage and kindness be our compass

Susan O Regan June, 2020

The fact that we are interconnected as human beings has never been clearer than now. We rely on each other. We depend on each other. How we behave impacts on ourselves and others. We have undergone huge change in a relatively short time and, although not easy, have adapted accordingly. […]

The new normal

Tina Pisco June, 2020

It has been almost 80 days since we retreated into the splendid isolation of our rural sanctuary – leaving only to go shopping into town before quickly returning home. That is twice the length of a classic quarantine (which was forty days. The clue is in the name!). In all […]

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