Columnists - West Cork People

Civil war politics

Kieran Doyle March, 2020

Photo : Desertserges man, Dick Barrett One of the sound bites to emerge after the 2020 election is that the ‘old civil war politics is dead’. This reflected the emergence of Sinn Féin (SF) as a party equal in strength to the traditional big two, Fianna Fáil (FF) and Fine […]

Extreme spring clean

Tina Pisco March, 2020

It’s that Spring time of year again. The light is back. The winter cobwebs are suddenly visible everywhere, and I am infused with house cleaning energy. It seizes me every Spring, but this year it has started early and threatens to actually make a big difference. It’s not the weather, […]

Our baby is about to come

Diana Radeva March, 2020

Do we understand our baby? In this series of articles (‘Do we understand our child?’) Diana Radeva, child and adolescent psychotherapist sets out to consider the emotional life of children from birth onwards; and how relationships between children and parents evolve over time. It is a view of human […]

From Brexit to the Irish Fishing Industry, it was an Emotional Week…

Grace O'Sullivan February, 2020

In the midst of the madness of a couple of weeks that have been a whirlwind of General Election and Brexit madness, the grounding point for me has been in thinking about the people who may well be most impacted by decisions taking place behind closed doors. Though they are […]

Go outdoors

Tania Presutti February, 2020

Since I started running, I’m spending more time outdoors than I used to. I’m tempted to say, it’s like being a kid again – having to go outside regardless of the weather. If you had a childhood resembling mine, you might remember that autumn and winter could be quite challenging […]

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Seven Essentials for 100 per cent Health workshop

Hannah Dare February, 2020

After the huge success of Patrick Holford’s Talk in Bantry last Autumn we decided to invite him back again, but this time for a full day’s workshop, which we are hosting on March 29 in Organico Cafe. In our business, it can be exhausting having to deal with so many […]

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