Health & Lifestyle - West Cork People

Exploring lumps and bumps

Dr Paula Stanley July, 2025

This month I’m running through the common sorts of lumps anyone can get, before getting into lumps that affect women only. If you notice a lump anywhere on your body for the first time, the best thing to do is go see your GP to figure out what it is. […]

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Finding the right fit in a pension

Samantha Halpin July, 2025

Pensions can feel like a mystery. There’s a pile of paperwork, some tax jargon, and a sense that you’re meant to ‘have one’ but not really know what it is. So let me put it in terms we can all understand – pensions are like shoes. Stick with me here. […]

Adventuring down West Cork roads

WCP Staff July, 2025

The Wild Atlantic Way has been a great success. Every year thousands take to our lovely roads and boreens. But a word of caution for those heading out this summer. West Cork roads are sneaky. West Cork roads will bring you back exactly where you started from. A road can […]

Exploring Italy’s less beaten medieval streets

WCP Staff July, 2025

The charms of Tuscany are well known, but some of the more popular spots have become confected, where streets that once had butchers and bakers are now populated only by tourist shops. For this reason, I’ve always been smitten with Umbria, Tuscany’s poor cousin next door. Ever since we went […]

Celebrating the vibrant flavour of basil

Karen Austin July, 2025

I obviously didn’t consider the basil when I was trying to reduce our vegetable growing this year, as we have a dozen healthy plants all growing like the clappers, enough for a small restaurant not a downsized family! The thing about basil, or any other herb, is that if you don’t […]

Cahalane aiming to lead Rebels back to Croke Park

Niamh Coughlan June, 2025

Méabh Cahalane is the current captain of the Cork senior camogie team. Her father, Niall Cahalane, captained Cork in 1985 and secured All-Ireland titles in 1989 and 1990. Méabh clinched her first All-Ireland medal in her first season playing in 2015. In 2024, she was vice-captain of the Cork seniors […]

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