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Families call for fresh inquests into Whiddy disaster

WCP Staff January, 2023

On behalf of families who lost loved ones in the Whiddy Island Disaster 44 years ago, International maritime expert Michael Kingston, has corresponded with An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, demanding new inquests into the 50 deaths. Michael lost his own father, Tim Kingston, in the 1979 Disaster. The Whiddy Island Disaster […]

Changes in farming

Tommy Moyles January, 2023

Dealing with two CAPs Nothing to do with head gear but farmers find themselves trying to come to terms with two new CAPs this year. The latest version of the Common Agricultural Policy or La PAC as the French would call it, which came into being on January 1, will […]

Baltimore pool jumps into 2023 with a splash

WCP Staff January, 2023

It was an eventful and challenging 2022 for the Wild Atlantic Pool and it ended not with a bang but with a chilly squeak. However, they are a determined and resourceful crew at the Centre and this vital local resource is back up and running again. 2022 brought financial worries […]

West Cork pride in rise of rugby star Jack Crowley

WCP Staff December, 2022

The rise of Innishannon native and Bandon Rugby Club graduate Jack Crowley has been remarkable, from Munster third choice out-half to Ireland starter. Munster Rugby Competitions Co-ordinator James Neville talks to Matthew Hurley about the new Irish out-half. A former Bandon underage coach himself, Neville would have seen Jack from […]

Bringing the outdoors in for Christmas

WCP Staff December, 2022

Gathering and walking is a lovely way to enjoy the mid winter bringing us up close and personal with native trees and shrubs. Sonia Caldwell of Kilcoe Studios shares some ideas on how you can use some of these as indoor decorations to expand beyond the much loved holly and […]

New community cafe to open in Bantry

WCP Staff December, 2022

A new community café with trained volunteers ready to offer a listening ear will open on Bridge Street in Bantry early in the New Year. It will be a warm, safe space, open to all over-18’s where individuals may wish to just have a cuppa, make a connection, join a trained […]

Don’t miss

Families call for fresh inquests into Whiddy disaster

Changes in farming

Baltimore pool jumps into 2023 with a splash

West Cork pride in rise of rugby star Jack Crowley

Bringing the outdoors in for Christmas

New community cafe to open in Bantry

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