Health & Lifestyle - West Cork People

Ode to women

Dr Paula Stanley December, 2025

Women of all ages come under huge pressure to achieve unrealistic levels of perfection; personal, professional, physical, sexual, spiritual and psychological. I wanted to write a piece about how amazing women are, well, because we are. I have an opinion that may horrify many; I don’t think our 1970s feminist […]

What happens after teens break agreements is what matters most

Tatjana Simakova December, 2025

You sit down with your teen, you have what feels like a genuinely good conversation, and together you come up with a plan – maybe about curfews, screen time, chores, or something else that keeps causing friction. You’re careful with your tone. They stay surprisingly open. For once it feels […]

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 […]

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