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Filling in the gaps

Jean Perry April, 2020

What a difference a month makes. The weather has improved and there are few days that I am unable to get into the garden. The conservatory is bursting with small plants, both vegetable and flowers. The tomatoes are ready to be planted in the tunnel and it is all systems […]

The May exercise challenge

Tania Presutti April, 2020

Training and physical activity is not everyone’s cup of tea and, especially these days, it can be hard to find the motivation to go outside the normal comfort zone and step into new things. Life in lockdown, with social distancing can be both lonely and boring and for some, putting […]

Get used to admiring glances in an Audi A1 Citycarver

Sean Creedon April, 2020

‘‘Your mobile phone is still inside the vehicle.’’ That’s a phrase I heard a lot in the past week. I was driving the new Audi A1 Citycarver and any time I attempted to leave the car without picking up my mobile, that’s the message I got. I have got the […]

Tasty fast food at home

WCP Staff April, 2020

Jacques Brennan is the author of ‘Hungry Soul – How to Cook 100 per cent Vegan’ and is a frequent collaborator with the West Cork arts and health organisation MusicAlive. He is also a guest food artist for World Mental Health Day events at 49 North Street in Skibbereen…and occasional contributor […]

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The tragic story of Patrick and Harry Loughnane

Shane Daly April, 2020

“Nothing remained of his face except his chin and lips and the skull was entirely blown away.” – Paul O’Brien Patrick and Harry Loughnane were two young Galway lads from a little village called Shanaglish. Pat was twenty-nine and Harry was twenty-two. Both were members of Sinn Féin, Pat was […]

Simple spring food

Karen Austin April, 2020

Here’s a recipe to teleport you to Greece from your own kitchen using the humble spud. Just imagine the blue sea, the blue skies, sitting outside a taverna and all those tray bakes of vegetables, meats and fish. The Greeks are masters at tray bakes and the tavernas often have […]

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