Columnists - West Cork People

Dunmanway’s soccer maverick

Paul Lordan January, 2021

The vast majority of renowned historians and casual observers will rightly contend that the year 1922 was an eventful one. The assassination of Michael Collins in Béal na Bláth was the latest in a series of high profile but historically important incidents to take place in the West Cork area […]

The colours and terminology of the rainbow

BRÓD January, 2021

The rainbow flag is a symbol used by – and associated with – the LGBTQI+ community. Lisa Brinkman explains how the different colours of the rainbow represent the many different sexual and gender identities and orientations that exist outside of the heterosexual and cisgendered norm. In the early to mid […]

Winter Wellness

April Dannan January, 2021

It is well into the winter season and we are going through days of glorious frosty cold and harsh wet windy weather that only these months can bring. The fresh air has been invigorating and the icy mornings are good for the soul. Of course many of us just want […]

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Keeping healthy during level 5

Tania Presutti January, 2021

Last year was trying to say the least; we had to learn new ways to stay healthy, to socialise and be responsible, and from the looks of it, this will have to go on for quite a while still. However, don’t throw your towel in the ring and retreat to […]

Waiting for the dust to settle on Brexit

Tommy Moyles January, 2021

Well Brexit has finally come to pass. The knock-on effects will become clearer with time. Perhaps they would be more obvious if the UK’s time outside the EU began in a world free of Covid-19. However, with travel restricted and extra logistics already required, it’s a bit tricky to pick […]

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The Exploding King

Shane Daly January, 2021

“So I chastised a great multitude of men and women with the lash of starvation and, alas! was the cruel murderer of many thousands….” – William the Conqueror William the Conqueror is most notably known for being the King that triumphed at the Battle of Hastings. In 1066 William and […]

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