Health & Lifestyle - West Cork People

Kick into 2020 with the West Cork Kickboxing Club

WCP Staff January, 2020

World and European kickboxing champion Tony Stephenson runs the West Cork Kickboxing Club with club founder Ian Kingston, a former Irish national kickboxing coach. This is a busy time of year for the kickboxing club, with lots of new members joining classes in towns all over West Cork. Tony takes […]

Choosing and planting bare-root roses

WCP Staff January, 2020

Everyone loves a rose says Deborah Ballard of Future Forests and the trick for growing them at their best is to pick the right place for the right rose for you. Rambler Roses have long, flexible stems, and tend to flower in one awe-inspiring flush at midsummer, although some, like […]

January – like a Monday but longer

Louise O'Dwyer January, 2020

Let’s face it: January tends to be most people’s pet hate! The days are dark and gloomy and the nights are cold and wet. Some say they are broke, some are consumed with guilt after ‘doing the dog’ on their healthy diet over the holidays and the ‘dreaded flu’ is […]

The success of the Nissan Qashqai

Sean Creedon January, 2020

Most Irish people don’t have any fond memories of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Maggie will always be remembered for her ‘Out, Out, Out’ remarks 36 years ago when, after an Anglo-Irish summit, she reiterated that Northern Ireland was part of the UK. However, Mrs Thatcher did us all […]

January Sunsigns & 2020 forecast

Kate Arbon January, 2020

Many people were pleased to say goodbye to 2019 and, yes, it was a very hard year. 2020 is a turning point and you may already feel the winds of change blowing. There is good cause to have optimism and anticipate good things ahead. This year begins a new decade […]

Making way for the new

Susan O Regan January, 2020

“And now we welcome the New Year, full of things that have never been.” I no longer make New Year resolutions, but I deliberately set aside time to reflect on the year gone by and set intentions for the coming year. I am incredibly grateful to have welcomed in this […]

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