Culture - West Cork People

League of Ireland coaching career for Richie Holland ‘kicked off’ at Bandon AFC

WCP Staff July, 2026

By Dylan O’Connell If Irish football is one large pyramid, very few have a view of it like Bandon native Richie Holland. The Galway United coach has seen and done it all, from working at local level to standing on the line in the League of Ireland while overseeing the […]

The healing power of midsummer

Dr Rosari Kingston July, 2026

The weather has been so beautiful it is hard to believe we have passed the summer solstice and St John’s Day (June 23-24 ). This time of year marks fullness in every sense of the word. The crops are growing and gardeners are fighting a losing battle with weeds, as […]

A mini cruise to Roscoff

Fionnuala Harkin July, 2026

My mother comes to visit me every year in Clonakilty for a gorgeous week in O’Donovan’s Hotel. The trad session in the bar is one of the highlights for my mam, both for the music and the chats with locals and visitors. It was one of these random encounters, which […]

The Irish heatwave

Tina Pisco July, 2026

What a difference a month makes. Last month we were all revelling in the fact that after a thoroughly rotten start to 2026 (when it rained for 54 days straight), the sun finally came out. May was awful – wet, windy and cold – so when the season got itself […]

Photography, ships and the myth of ‘Lange Wapper’

James Waller July, 2026

On a recent trip to Antwerp my intrepid partner and I found ourselves in hardhats traversing the city’s historic canals. But for flash lights we were in darkness, walking in a line along a canal bed, for the waterways, known as ‘ruien,’ had been vaulted over, enclosed, for many hundreds […]

Dogtail Soup and other recipes

Moze Jacobs June, 2026

Camilla Griehsel has everything on board to be a diva. And in several senses of the word she is one. Exceptionally talented, a highly accomplished performer, she’s had her brushes with fame and fortune, brief or enduring. But the word ‘diva’ also has negative connotations and those do not apply […]

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