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Stories of West Cork freedom fighters in new documentary

WCP Staff June, 2019

The Brigade, a living history documentary exploring the lives of the ordinary West Cork men and women who fought for Irish freedom will air on RTÉ1 on Thursday, June 13 and Thursday, June 20. In the documentary, a group of 12 Volunteers were chosen after an open day at Clonakilty […]

The journey to Glebe

WCP Staff May, 2019

Thirty years ago, in 1989, organic market growers Jean and Peter Perry moved with their four young daughters to The Glebe in Baltimore. As their children grew, so too did the five-acres of coastal garden at The Glebe, with the help of Jean and Peter. Today, the garden, which features […]

The next chapter at Eccles

WCP Staff May, 2019

PEccles Hotel in Glengarriff is well on the way to becoming the destination resort that its General Manager David Manning envisioned when he set himself the challenge just over a year ago. New life has been breathed into this beautiful old building – you can almost hear Thackeray, Shaw and […]

Make plastic ‘The Issue’

WCP Staff May, 2019

Reports from India of toxins in cow’s milk led to a Supreme Court ruling in January 2014 attempting to make safe the milk supply. The toxins, including dioxins, pass into the milk from plastic ingested by the cows, which in India are often left to fend for themselves and can […]

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Earth lawyer Polly Higgins dies aged 50

WCP Staff May, 2019

Fiona Hayes remembers an extraordinary woman and friend, Polly Higgins, who spent her life fighting to protect the Earth. Earth lawyer Polly Higgins died this Easter Sunday evening at the age of 50. She was a friend and an extraordinary woman who some years ago recognised that the law as […]

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West Cork’s Emma Cullinane takes home youth accolade at Irish Red Cross National Volunteer Awards

WCP Staff May, 2019

Pictured (L-R) at the Irish Red Cross National Volunteer Awards in Croke Park were Danielle Cullinane who represented her daughter Emma Cullinane who won the Youth Achievement Award, Irish Red Cross Young Volunteer of the Year winner Emma Hurley and television presenter Deric Ó hArtagáin. West Cork’s Emma Cullinane picked […]

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