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Teaching by example

WCP Staff May, 2026

by Liz Mahony The first couple of lines from Rudyard Kipling’s poem, ‘If’, came to mind the other day: “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs!..” One of my neighbour’s hens had forced her way through the metal confines of her run. She was […]

Gardening in May

WCP Staff May, 2026

by John Hosford As we move into May, we hope the days are finally warming up, but gardeners must remain vigilant. Beware of cold nights early in the month. While those living near the coast may have seen the last of the frosts, venturing just five or eight miles inland […]

Xpeng G6: The EV that actually delivers on promised range

Sean Creedon May, 2026

I have driven several electric cars in recent years and only twice have I been able to reach the manufacturer’s claimed range when giving the battery a full charge. It happened with Hyundai’s Ioniq 9 last year and last week the revised Xpeng G6 also lived up to its claimed range […]

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The future is agrarian

Tina Pisco May, 2026

The French have a saying: ‘Une hirondelle ne fais pas le printemps’, which translates as one swallow does not make the spring. In other words: seeing one swallow does not mean that the weather is going to be good. It goes along with another saying about not taking off your […]

A useful and attractive architectural garden plant

Dr Rosari Kingston May, 2026

Globe artichoke, ‘Cynara scolymus’, is a classic bitter herb, as well as a delicious food. The leaves are the part most frequently used medicinally for lipid control, of which the key types are triglycerides (fats/oils), phospholipids, and sterols (cholesterol). It is also used for liver-bile support and digestion. The immature […]

Are sunrooms an amazing space or energy drain?

Ruairi Kay May, 2026

We spoke in detail last month about the new windows and doors grant, recently launched under the Individual Energy Upgrade Grant. First of all, I need to make a correction to one of the grant rules, which has been clarified by SEAI in the meantime. My understanding was that, in […]

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