Health & Lifestyle - West Cork People

Summer beauty drops

Sherna Malone June, 2019

Calling all beauty obsessives! The Summer is bursting with new beauty drops to dive into, so if you’re looking to update your skincare shelf or wanting to add some pzazz to your makeup collection, here are the latest products you need to know about. Clarins Bronzing Compact The Clarins summer […]

In anticipation of peas

Karen Austin June, 2019

It’s a busy time in the garden, lots to sow, transplant and weed but not a vast selection to eat. There are plenty of green things – salad leaves, herbs, baby spinach, a few bolting leeks but for the rest we are waiting. This month’s recipe is in anticipation of […]

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Home Improvement 2019

Tina Pisco June, 2019

When I first set eyes on the house it was a wet and miserable February, twenty-six years ago. It had not been lived in through the previous winter, and had been put on the market half-way through some major renovations. It was uninhabitable when we bought it, and only barely […]

Where does your bacon come from?

Mary O'Brien June, 2019

Senior Research Officer at Teagasc based at Moorepark in Fermoy, Dr Laura Boyle, was recently awarded the prestigious 2019 British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) award for Innovative Development in Animal Welfare. Dr Boyle received the award in recognition […]

Miscarriage grief

WCP Staff May, 2019

Amanda Roe If you have experienced a pregnancy loss, first of all I’d like to say I’m sorry, you are probably feeling more sadness than you ever thought possible. I want to reassure you that you are not alone and to help others empathise with something they may not understand. […]

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Treasure the island

WCP Staff May, 2019

by Steve Wing, Ornithologist Cape Clear? Why go there? There’s nothing out there to do – or see! Here’s why! From the moment you leave Baltimore Harbour on the Cailin Oir 11, you are immersed in the beauty of Roaringwater Bay, the 100 Carbery Islands (at low water, admittedly!) and […]

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