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Viewing this winter lockdown through a new lens

Susan O Regan November, 2020

I found a poem recently in the beautiful book ‘Benedictus: A book of Blessings’ by John O’Donohue. The poem was aptly named ‘For One Who is Exhausted’ and there was one line in particular that really jumped out at me, ‘Be excessively gentle with yourself’. I have read and repeated this […]

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Mental fitness for trying times

Tania Presutti November, 2020

Do you feel burnt out? Feel like giving in or giving up? Did your training go out the window, as the restrictions and the darker days came back? Then this month’s column is for you – and me, and everybody else who could use an extra tool to make more […]

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Plant Based Protein – is it enough?

Hannah Dare November, 2020

Open any magazine these days, and you are likely to find an article telling you to become plant based, for health reasons and also because the amount of meat we humans eat is a huge burden on our planet. Growing grain to feed cattle is one of the main reasons […]

Christmas Gift Guide

Sherna Malone November, 2020

The Christmas countdown is on and if like me you tend to leave present buying to the very last minute, that festive cheer can very quickly turn into present buying panic and the potential to get things seriously wrong. Fear not! Here is my ultimate beauty gift guide to help […]

Food & Drinks

Pumpkin loaf is the new banana bread

Karen Austin November, 2020

The new lockdown is a blow we could have all done without. This lockdown is at the opposite end of the year when the days are becoming shorter and darker rather than sunnier and lighter, I reckon we could do with all the support that we can muster to keep […]

Food & Drinks

In the spirit of local

WCP Staff November, 2020

Gin connoisseurs will be delighted to hear about the latest offering from four distilleries along the Wild Atlantic Way, which is due to arrive just in time for Christmas. A beautifully packaged gift of four handcrafted gins from the West Coast of Ireland – three of which are bottled on […]

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