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Cardiovascular health

WCP Staff July, 2022

There is no escaping the fact that cardiovascular issues are a leading cause of serious health problems and one of the reasons for this is that cardiovascular issues can remain clinically silent until there is a problem like stroke or heart attack. As the consequences of cardiovascular issues are so […]

A special Spanish dish for summer

Karen Austin July, 2022

Fideua – feed-ay-wah, is a Spanish dish similar to Paella, which is perfect for summer eating. It’s cooked in a same way but it’s made with vermicelli pasta instead of rice. It originates in Valencian region of Spain and seemingly was invented by a fisherman who headed out to sea […]

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Heatwave anyone?

Tina Pisco July, 2022

So here we are: mid-summer. My favourite time of the year. I know some will say that the autumn is the most beautiful, that winter is most cosy, and spring most uplifting, but I’ll take full-blown summer over the other three. Summer is the best. The landscape is lush and […]

Castlehaven man may offer answer to Cork’s centre-back problems

WCP Staff July, 2022

Cast your minds back to mid-March and the Cork Footballers had one point from five games in the Allianz Football League Division 2. Fast forward three months and the Rebels found themselves in the last eight of the Sam Maguire Cup, playing against the mighty Dublin. Castlehaven defender Rory Maguire, […]

Young West Cork freestyle kayaking star needs help funding her ambitions

WCP Staff July, 2022

Anaïs O’Donovan (22) from Skibbereen is part of the Irish Freestyle Kayaking team representing Ireland at the Canoe Freestyle World Championships in Nottingham, taking place from June 27 to July 2, 2022. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges for this up-and-coming young star on the water is funding her ambitions. “We are self-funded […]

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My West Cork DNA Projects (Part 2)

WCP Staff July, 2022

This month provides the second set of synopses given in alphabetical order, for my wife’s ancestral lines and what we have learned from atDNA matching. If you have DNA tested and related to any of these families, do get in touch and consider adding your DNA information to the project. […]

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