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Drimoleague’s Denzil Fernandes looks forward to a fresh start with Treaty United

WCP Staff February, 2022

Drimoleague man Denzil Fernandes is preparing for the new League of Ireland First Division season with a brand-new club in Limerick’s Treaty United. Fernandes has previously played for the Cork City u19 side, Cobh Ramblers and Shelbourne, but will never forget his roots, the West Cork Schoolboys League he tells […]

Girls’ rugby soars in popularity in Clonakilty

WCP Staff January, 2022

Clonakilty girls’ rugby has experienced a meteoric rise in the last year or so. Much of that hard work has been down to the club PRO and U16 girls’ manager Vicky McCabe, who chats to Matthew Hurley about the club and the fierce drive in its female membership. “I started […]

Their time will come

WCP Staff December, 2021

The Clonakilty Footballers have had a season to remember in the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship despite eventually losing to seasoned side St Finbarr’s in the Final. A young Clon side, managed by 2009 winning manager Haulie O’Neill, performed with heart and desire in Pairc Ui Chaoimh, losing by just […]

The art of the impossible (Part 2)

Tania Presutti November, 2021

‘The Art of the Impossible’ was a saying frequently mentioned, when I spoke with Jette Schmidt, a mum of two and a three x 100 miles (160km) Ultra marathon finisher. We met at the club house of the running club Blovsterød Løverne, in which she has been a member for […]

Every body is a bikini body

Tania Presutti July, 2021

‘If you want a bikini body – put on a bikini’. That’s a sentiment we hear every summer and, while it’s true, it’s not easy for everybody to dress down even on the hot days. Thankfully it seems that more and more women just don’t care what society and media […]

Lift me up June

Tania Presutti June, 2021

I have a confession! It’s a bit shameful and I feel exposed for saying this, but due to life and everything that happens in it – moving, packing and finding new homes for stuff that’s too good to throw away – I’ve more or less forgotten that I have arms. […]

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