Columnists - West Cork People

Surplus calves are not a new problem

Tommy Moyles April, 2019

It’s been an incredibly busy month across the board for Irish agriculture: The comings, goings and not knowings of Brexit, peak calving season and plenty behind-the-scenes work in Leinster house and beyond. A bit of good news for farmers in the two western West Cork peninsulas came in the form […]

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Purple Hearted dogs

Shane Daly April, 2019

We take them for a walk in the evening, throw their favourite ball as far as we can so they can excitedly chase it, we toss a stick into a lake so they can have a little swim, we watch films with them, we pat them on the head, we […]

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Masks of war

Shane Daly March, 2019

The scale of loss in World Wat One, as well as the brutality of it, are almost incalculable. To try and articulate the misery it caused to its victims, would simply do the effects an injustice. The volume of casualties, the cannon-fodder tactics and the extreme harshness of the conditions […]

Simple Cuban fare

Karen Austin March, 2019

This month’s recipe comes from Cuba, it’s not exactly a culinary hotspot but the music is wonderful. Sitting in the Caribbean, this fiercely independent island is big – more than one thousand kms long and more or less one hundred and fifty kms wide, surrounded by picture postcard sea which […]

Interview with Roy Harper: “I never thought of myself as a folk singer.”

Gary Hannon March, 2019

After over 30 solo albums and over 55 years in the music business, Roy Harper still has a lot to say. Although 77, he says, “I’ve never thought of myself as old yet”, but admits that this will be his last tour. WCP: You’re often classified as a folk musician. […]

Spring beauty newness

Sherna Malone March, 2019

As the saying goes, ‘Spring has Sprung’ and so too have a number of new skincare and makeup products that are sure to tantalise all you beauty junkies out there. If you thought last year topped the list when it came to new product launches think again, because this year […]

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