Columnists - West Cork People

Planning for Christmas without panic

Samantha Halpin November, 2025

The costumes are back in the attic, the pumpkins are on the compost heap, and the kids have only just finished the last of the trick-or-treating stash. That can only mean one thing… Christmas is creeping up. Slowly at first, then all at once. And while the twinkly lights, cosy […]

Why a good multivitamin and mineral still matters

Hannah Dare November, 2025

Twenty years ago, when Rachel and I took over managing Organico, supplements were simple. Most of us just took a basic multivitamin and maybe a spoonful of cod liver oil, and that was it (unless we had a cold when we took tons of Echinacea!). The shelves weren’t crowded, and […]

Waking up to life

Susan O Regan November, 2025

Gratitude is a core mindfulness practice, and I am so aware of how blessed I am to be making a living by doing work that is of service to others, work that makes a real, tangible difference in people’s lives. I ran a few introductory sessions with a local group […]

What if?

Leo Muckley November, 2025

By the time you are reading this, it will have been a few weeks since we experienced a storm that led to some flooding in Glengarriff village. On that day, I was standing looking out at the river behind the house, which was rapidly rising. I remember thinking to myself, […]

What may a change in periods signify?

Dr Paula Stanley November, 2025

Women in West Cork are fortunate to have a gynaecology service based in Bantry General Hospital. This is a satellite of Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) gynaecology service. Two clinics, one morning and one afternoon, run on the third Friday of every month. Dr Aenne Helps is the Bantry lead […]

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All things must pass

Tina Pisco November, 2025

You’ll find it in the bible. You’ll find versions of it in many religions and cultures from Buddhism to the Romans. George Harrison even used the phrase as the title of his 1970 album ‘All things must pass’. The phrase can be traced as far back as the ancient Greeks […]

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