Columnists - West Cork People

What our ancestors drank: Part 1

Eugene Daly November, 2025

According to an ancient tale, the chieftain, Bricriu, prepared a great feast to which he invited all the Ulster warriors and their women. The feast was sumptuous, consisting of beef broth, roast boar, salmon, honey cakes and many other dishes; to drink, the guests had the finest of ale, the […]

Genocide and the countries that have committed it

Kieran Doyle November, 2025

Paradoxically as it sounds, there are rules to war. Out of the ashes of World War Two, the United Nations sought to “minimise the suffering under conditions of war”. This is referred to as ‘Jus ad Bellum’. The thought process was no matter how bad war is, there must be […]

Lets talk about sex

Dr Paula Stanley October, 2025

Sex is an important and wonderful part of our lives and wellbeing and we don’t talk about it enough. It is sometimes assumed that sex is either not important or not happening in the lives of older women but I am here to set the record straight. Women over 40 […]

Unwelcome animal immigrants

Dr Jeremy A. Dorman October, 2025

There are alien animals living wild all over the world – hippopotamuses in Colombia, camels in Australia, stoats in New Zealand, Burmese pythons in Florida. There are parakeets in England, slow worms in the Burren and wallabies in the Irish Sea. And now we have hornets in Cork. There are […]

When Russia had an American colony – and lost it

Kieran Doyle October, 2025

Six thousand miles away in the tiny Alaskan town of Sitka (formerly New Archangel – named after a Russian city), a place only accessible by boat or sea plane, much to the disgust of the local indigenous population, a statue of a Russian was erected on the town square in […]

Awakening to your body with Pilates

Lorraine Dufficey September, 2025

For this issue, I’m writing in my capacity as a classically-trained Pilates teacher with over 20 years’ experience teaching in West Cork. I believe everyone can benefit from a good Pilates practice. For me one of the most important aspects of Pilates is that it is a mind/body modality, meaning […]

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