Food & Drinks - West Cork People

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 […]

Peas – lettuce be friends

WCP Staff July, 2026

by Niamh Cooper, Melissa Byrne & Gillian Hegarty Salad is so much more than soggy lettuce and a squirt of salad cream. We have three easy, tasty salad recipes, and a secret weapon, just for you: the best salads start in the garden, and growing them is easy-peas-y! Grow your […]

Summer comfort food

Karen Austin July, 2026

I was sitting at my computer last week watching the clouds move across with hints of blue tucked in and wondering which way the weather would go. No such problem this week, as we’ve had glorious sunshine every day. Just what the doctor ordered for our courgettes, which had been battered […]

A transportative dining experience

Mary O'Brien July, 2026

There are meals you enjoy and then there are dining experiences that transport you entirely. Mary O’Brien’s recent visit to Terre, the two Michelin-starred restaurant nestled within the historic Manor House at Castlemartyr Resort, was firmly in the latter category. For a few wonderful hours on a recent rainy Thursday […]

West Cork prepares to step out with ‘The Devil’s in the Dance Hall’

Mary O'Brien July, 2026

This September people in West Cork will have the opportunity to step back into the 1930s and let loose on the dancefloor with Edwina Guckian and The Big Gralton Band, who will bring their performance ‘The Devil’s in the Dance Hall’ – a powerful, joyous live show celebrating jazz and […]

Roll with it

WCP Staff June, 2026

by Niamh Cooper, Melissa Byrne & Gillian Hegarty We know them as something we get in our local takeaway. But making your own spring rolls is actually so easy – and fun – a four-year-old could do it! It’s actually the perfect food to make at a party. Spring rolls […]

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