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The story of the Shankill Road Bomb

Shane Daly July, 2022

The Shankill Bombing came at an extremely precarious time in the peace process in Northern Ireland. This attack and the resulting retaliation attacks that culminated over the following days, very nearly derailed the entire peace process altogether. At this stage of the Troubles, for the very first time, Loyalist paramilitaries […]

The Irish Civil War National Conference UCC

Kieran Doyle July, 2022

When the decade of centenary celebrations began in 2012 (covering events such as World War One, the Easter Rising, emancipation for women, the War of Independence, and so on) the Irish Civil War years were always going to be seen as the most contentious to commemorate. While there are many […]

Live life and embrace aging

Louise O'Dwyer June, 2022

‘Life’s like ice cream. Enjoy it before it melts’ – Em Clarkson. There are so many ways to describe what being a woman is all about. For some, womanhood is strength, for others it’s tenderness. It might also be pushing yourself in your career, at school, or helping to make […]

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Pride in West Cork

BRÓD June, 2022

By Mark Holland June is Pride month and this year it’s all happening at the Community and Family Resource Centre in Skibbereen. We often gets asked at workshops why would someone be proud of being LGBTI+; what are you being proud about? We usually frame the answer within the context […]

Pinking up a favourite tipple

Karen Austin June, 2022

Berlin in early summer is full of Horse Chestnut trees in blossom. Some of the trees are immense – as tall as five storey buildings; and when the wind blows the pink blossoms come down like confetti, falling everywhere, sometimes landing into the glasses of the people drinking on the […]

Ireland’s only legally protected butterfly

WCP Staff June, 2022

Branch Committee Member Damaris Lysaght writes about the fascinating and endangered Marsh Fritillary butterfly. For most of the year the Marsh Fritillary butterfly exists as a caterpillar. It is only on the wing from the last week or two of May until the around the end of June; a case […]

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