Health & Lifestyle - West Cork People

Polynucleotides and regenerative aesthetics

Dr Laoise Hook March, 2025

As a doctor working in aesthetic medicine, one of the things I love most about my job is how fast the field evolves. New treatments are always popping up, offering fresh solutions for everything from aging and skin health to overall beauty. While this rapid pace is exciting, it can […]

To be a man

Leo Muckley March, 2025

“Man up”; “You’re the man of the house now”; “Big boys don’t cry”; “Be a good little man”; “Don’t be a wimp”: These are some of the more print-friendly phrases a male may come up against in the home, school and workplace throughout their lifetime. These are also only a […]

Food & Drinks

West Cork pub launches anniversary cocktail and special events to celebrate milestone year

WCP Staff March, 2025

The Algiers, a food, wine, and cocktail destination in Baltimore, is celebrating five years under the ownership of Bill and Ann Hillyard with a special anniversary cocktail that pays tribute to the pub’s rich history. To mark the occasion, co-owner and mixologist Bill Hillyard has crafted ‘A Stormy Five Years’ cocktail, a bold […]

Noodles of vegetables

Karen Austin March, 2025

After weeks of rain rolling down every hill in Ireland it seems the spring has arrived. The weather is very changeable but give me four seasons in a day any day rather than wall-to-wall grey. It doesn’t take much sunshine for everything to kick into action and the birds are […]

Hedgerow armageddon

Tina Pisco March, 2025

Excuse my language but WTF have they been doing to the hedgerows? It’s Armageddon out there. Except that Armageddon is defined as the last battle between good and evil before the Day of Judgement, and if the hedgerows represent Good and the machines shredding them represent Evil – then it’s […]

Health & Lifestyle

Update on the history of the O’NEILL clans of West Cork

WCP Staff March, 2025

Part 1 (Reenroe) As most readers are aware, the O’NEILL name is common around West Cork. Advanced DNA studies (Y-DNA, male direct surname lineages) indicate at four separate clans with separate origins. In response to earlier articles in WCP, I appreciated an email from a member of another O’NEILL clan […]

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