Food & Drinks - West Cork People

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 […]

Strawberry season in West Cork

WCP Staff May, 2026

by Melissa Byrne & Gillian Hegarty One of the tastes of summer is most definitely that of a fresh strawberry, eaten in the (hopefully!) West Cork sunshine. In West Cork, we are so lucky to have Union Hall and Bushby’s strawberries on our doorstep. What makes our local strawberries special […]

Following the vines

Fionnuala Harkin May, 2026

For me, like many of us, food and wine is an essential element of travel. In my case, wine plays a leading role. Apparently the ancient Romans had a similar outlook, some theorising that their empire extended only to the limits of where wine could be produced. This is not […]

Filling the ‘hungry gap’ with a simple lentil soup

Karen Austin May, 2026

We got ourselves a completely new commission this month, babysitting our grandson in Budapest, all expenses paid. It was an offer impossible to refuse, especially as we’d never been to Hungary before It’s been a new experience, exploring an unknown city with a four-year-old who does find the city remarkable, […]

Bite into the perfect sandwich from ’Ceapairí’

WCP Staff April, 2026

Ten years ago, Simon Kershaw landed in West Cork fresh from a decade of cooking across America – first in Boston, then San Francisco and New Orleans. Time flies when you’re doing something you love and it wasn’t long before the Dublin native branched out on his own with ’Ceapairí’. […]

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