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Transition Town Kinsale celebrates 21 years with ‘A Thriving Future’

WCP Staff May, 2026

Kinsale is preparing to mark a historic milestone on Saturday, May 23, as the community gathers at the Kinsale Campus for ‘A Thriving Future’, a mini-festival celebrating the 21st birthday of Transition Town Kinsale. While now a global phenomenon with thousands of initiatives worldwide, the Transition movement traces its roots […]

The 1970 World Cup – football in glorious technicolour

WCP Staff April, 2026

John Coughlan reviews ‘The Greatest Show on Earth: The Inside Story of the Legendary 1970 World Cup’ by Andrew Downie. The cover of ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ by Andrew Downie shows Pelé with a raised fist, held in the arms of his teammate Jairzinho. It is one of the […]

A herb for the heart

WCP Staff April, 2026

Herbal Healing by Rosari Kingston April is the month we become very busy in the garden and notice gaps in borders and beds that need to be filled in. ‘Leonurus cardiaca’, or motherwort, is one plant that will return year after year and is usually available at markets or garden […]

Shake it, bake it, eat it

WCP Staff April, 2026

Kids Food Revolution by Niamh Cooper, Melissa Byrne & Gillian Hegarty Did you know you can make real butter just by shaking a jam jar? You don’t need any fancy equipment, and you don’t need special ingredients. Just cream, a clean jam jar, and your best shaking skills. And once […]

The search for copper in West Cork

Fiona Hayes April, 2026

In the early 19th century copper mining was prevalent across West Cork with miners brought in from Cornwall in the early part of the century to supplement the workforce. While back then landowners owned the mineral rights below the surface of their land and no government licence was needed to […]

The importance of community in farming

WCP Staff April, 2026

Farming in West Cork by Cadhla Ó Conchobhair I’m writing this in the final throes of March heading into April and down to the last five cows left to calve: The cows are out day and night. With no vet calls all season, the relief of not having to clean […]

Don’t miss

Transition Town Kinsale celebrates 21 years with ‘A Thriving Future’

The 1970 World Cup – football in glorious technicolour

A herb for the heart

Shake it, bake it, eat it

The search for copper in West Cork

The importance of community in farming

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