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A simple wonder food

WCP Staff April, 2020

Dr. Rosari Kingston PhD, M.Sc (Herbal medicine) is a medical herbalist practising in Dr. O’Reilly’s integrative clinical practice in Clonakilty, Co. Cork as well as Church Cross, Skibbereen. She considers the integration of herbal medicine with biomedicine to be the future of health care, if the great traditional medical systems, […]

Prioritising car-free and green spaces to increase the liveability of our urban spaces

WCP Staff April, 2020

Now more than ever we are in a situation that is testing the resilience and robustness of our urban and community spaces. To aid the societal response to COVID-19, Cork Chamber believe it timely to initiate a review of shared public realm and the spaces allocated to pedestrians and cyclists, […]

Covid-19 hotspots

WCP Staff April, 2020

by Clonakilty Amnesty Group Many of us are fortunate to have our own living spaces to weather out this lock-down. Some of us are even more fortunate to have gardens. But what about those who haven’t? Anywhere there are people living in congested areas or people congregating, we see – […]

Everyman announces cancellation of Sea Trilogy: three one act operas

WCP Staff April, 2020

The Everyman and John O’Brien have with great sadness announced that the planned production, and national tour, of Sea Trilogy: three one act operas must be cancelled, in line with government advice on restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19. It will not be possible to rehearse as planned, or stage the […]

Union Hall girl walking 160km for Irish Cancer Society

WCP Staff April, 2020

Mae Lynch is planning on walking the distance of the round trip from her house in Union Hall in West Cork to Cork City and back (160km) by May 18 to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society in memory of her grandad. Mae lost her beloved granddad suddenly to cancer […]

Green Party MEP Grace O’Sullivan reminds us that every day should be Earth Day

Grace O'Sullivan April, 2020

We may all feel as though the earth has shifted on its axis in recent weeks. But as we celebrate Earth Day tomorrow (Wednesday April 22), amidst the bleak news playing on a loop across the media, outside the air is undoubtedly less polluted and there are nuggets of relief. […]

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