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Picking the right product

Hannah Dare August, 2020

One of the perks of working here in Organico is all the new and wonderful products we get to taste and test. This month, I asked some of the Organico Team what their favourite products are at the moment – here’s their tried and tested selection. SPOONFUL BOTANICALEithne says: “My […]

A taste of Spain

Karen Austin August, 2020

I have a cameo memory from when I was young of sitting on the back doorstep shucking peas in the sunshine with my mum. Peas were super exciting then, as although peas were available in cans all year round, it was before the frozen pea revolution and canned peas were […]

The many benefits of staging a home for sale

WCP Staff August, 2020

Let me begin by saying that this article is geared towards homeowners and property owners who are thinking about selling their homes and also the estate agents who are selling them. Home- staging is done with a potential client’s style, where the property is located, and the buyer market, all […]

Watering plants

Noah Chase August, 2020

At this time of year, it is essential to keep most plants watered. Here at Deelish Garden Centre, we are spending a couple of hours each day watering our plants from our well water. There is no simple rule of thumb for watering as each plant has different needs – […]

What do SOS, Pope Francis, Michael Collins, Northern Ireland and Sister Majella Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) all have in common?

Fiona Hayes August, 2020

Fiona Hayes delves deeper into the government’s policy to ‘promote’ mineral exploration and finds that currently 28 per cent of the land in Ireland is under licence for mineral prospecting. In fact most of the land here in West Cork is either ‘open for licence’, ‘open with exploration incentives’ or […]

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Under the knife or ‘saw’ in Victorian times

Shane Daly August, 2020

“Time me gentlemen.”– Robert Liston If you needed surgery in the 19th century, the pace at which it could be performed was paramount to the patient. The reason being that anaesthetic, antibiotics and antiseptics had all not yet been invented. Therefore, if you needed an operation such as amputation, mastectomy, […]

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