Health & Lifestyle - West Cork People

Gifts for a simple and naturally healthy Christmas

Hannah Dare December, 2025

Every year around this time, I look around at the growing piles of ‘stuff’ in our house and quietly vow not to add to anyone else’s. Most of us don’t need another novelty mug or something that ends up at the back of a cupboard. What people do appreciate are […]

Gift a skill this Christmas

Fionnuala Harkin December, 2025

When our children started to move out of home and begin their independent lives, we decided that the best Christmas present for all of us was an opportunity to spend time together. Better again if we got to learn something while we were at it, and of course picking a […]

West Cork discovers a passion for volleyball

Niamh Coughlan November, 2025

Founded in 2024 by head coach Daniela Kinsella, West Cork Volleyball Club is the first of its kind in Dunmanway. In just one year, the beginner-friendly club has grown rapidly and will now compete in the Volleyball Ireland National League, fielding two youth teams and a women’s team. With support […]

Why the pelvic floor matters for young women in sport

Lorraine Dufficey November, 2025

In the August issue of the West Cork People I wrote an article on the importance of having a healthy pelvic floor and how pelvic floor dysfunction can impact quality of life for both men and women. At the time of writing I had a feeling I wasn’t quite done […]

Planning for Christmas without panic

Samantha Halpin November, 2025

The costumes are back in the attic, the pumpkins are on the compost heap, and the kids have only just finished the last of the trick-or-treating stash. That can only mean one thing… Christmas is creeping up. Slowly at first, then all at once. And while the twinkly lights, cosy […]

Why a good multivitamin and mineral still matters

Hannah Dare November, 2025

Twenty years ago, when Rachel and I took over managing Organico, supplements were simple. Most of us just took a basic multivitamin and maybe a spoonful of cod liver oil, and that was it (unless we had a cold when we took tons of Echinacea!). The shelves weren’t crowded, and […]

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