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What’s so great about the present moment?

Susan O Regan January, 2021

This is not an easy time for any of us. I am sure that many of us had hoped or imagined that we would be in a very different place by now, but instead we find ourselves, in these early days of 2021, in the midst again of a rapidly […]

Lessons from a pandemic

Tina Pisco January, 2021

Every January, it is traditional for columnists to write about New Year’s resolutions. However, I feel that might seem a bit presumptuous, given the year we’ve just had and the uncertainty of the year ahead. A resolution to go to the gym three times a week seems a bit tenuous […]

Trying to conceive

Dr Rosari Kingston January, 2021

Blocked fallopian tubes are one cause of why women are not able to conceive. These tubes are the pathways from the ovaries to the uterus. At ovulation, usually the middle of the month, an egg is released from the ovaries and travels though the fallopian tube to the uterus. Conception […]

Fun is the cornerstone of Enya’s success

Pat Culhane January, 2021

Enya Breen is a high performer, both on and off the pitch. At 21-years-old, the West Cork native already has a number of full Munster and Ireland rugby caps and is completing a physiotherapy degree at the University of Limerick (UL). Enya has a lifelong passion for sport. Earliest memories […]

Sport & Fitness

West Cork’s part in shaping triumphant era for Cork hurling

Paul Lordan December, 2020

In evaluating the successes and pitfalls of West Cork’s sporting story, hurling is not a discipline that usually springs to mind when discussing past greats and events. In recent times the valiant efforts of Kilbrittain’s Ross Cashman, Bandon’s Michael Cahalane, and Doheny’s Darren Sweetnam (rightly lamented as a huge loss […]

Health

Learning to use herbs on a daily basis

April Dannan December, 2020

Incorporating herbs into your diet and routine can be as simple as each day making a pot of herbal tea, adding in a handful of mixed herbs to your soup or cutting fresh herbs from the garden for a salad or stir fry. The last thing I do each evening […]

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