Health & Lifestyle - West Cork People

New reminiscence app developed for those living with dementia

Mary O'Brien August, 2022

A new reminiscence therapy app aimed at aiding communication between people with dementia, their loved ones and caregivers is due to launch in August. A joint initiative between UCC Law graduates Amy Boyden, a Bantry native, and Niamh Murray the ‘ForgetMeNot’ app was developed after extensive research into reminiscence therapy […]

West Cork club keeps rowing out talent

WCP Staff August, 2022

Skibbereen Rowing Club is undoubtedly the most successful sports club to come out of the West Cork region in recent times. It is a year on since a summer which brought an Olympic Gold Medal for their very own Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy as well as a Bronze for […]

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The price we pay for love

Susan O Regan August, 2022

“And space becomes your gift, encircles everything, slows the pace, lets the light in”. I’m beginning this month’s article with the quote by Rachel Holstead that I finished last month’s article with. This line came back to me in a different context recently. I wasn’t sure if I could or […]

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West Cork embraces mediterranean fare as Toonsbridge Dairy and The Real Olive Company open a new shop in Bandon

WCP Staff August, 2022

Toonsbridge Dairy and The Real Olive Company wrote a new chapter in their story with the opening of a warehouse shop in Bandon last month. What started out as The Real Olive Company in a small stall by the fountain in the English Market in 1993 has since grown into […]

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10,950 thank yous

Tina Pisco August, 2022

As I sit myself down to write this August 2022 column, I am thinking back to the day thirty years ago that changed my life forever. It was one of those three-seasons-in-one sort of day when we unloaded the car in front of our rental home on Inchydoney. My sister […]

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Fundraising drive to keep the lights on at Baltimore’s Wild Atlantic Pool and Fitness Centre

WCP Staff July, 2022

To overcome financial pressures created by energy costs, the Wild Atlantic Pool and Fitness Centre in Baltimore will undertake a number of fundraising events over the next few weeks: A fundraising dinner will take place at the Sailing Club with special guest Steve Redmond on July 15 (€50 pp, book […]

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