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Little people can change the world

WCP Staff December, 2023

On the heels of International Dwarfism Awareness Day (October 25) and as we approach ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ (IDPWD) celebrated on December 3, Mary O’Brien meets with Róisín White, mother of Lia, an eight-year-old child with achondroplasia and Pauline Cotter, (67), who has the same condition. They share their […]

New rules for packaging waste

Grace O'Sullivan December, 2023

This month I was reminiscing with my friends over glass milk bottles and the little birds that would come and peck through the lid to get to the cream below. I couldn’t help but feel like, since then, we have been duped by the mass production of plastic and the […]

INTERVIEWS

Taking the road less travelled

WCP Staff December, 2023

Running from a troubled childhood and the confines of a life governed by societal conformity and institutional religion drove Graham – now known by his spiritual name ‘Gyan’ meaning wise – Ordish to run away from home at the age of 16 and set up camp in a cave in […]

Penguins on thin ice

Dr Jeremy A. Dorman December, 2023

Climate change can have a devastating effect on animals that have spent thousands or millions of years adapting to a particular lifestyle. In Ireland, the weather is always changeable – an early spring might encourage birds to nest too soon, only for their chicks to be killed off by snow […]

Escape to the island

WCP Staff December, 2023

A childhood spent under the twinkling stars of a Beara night sky inevitably drew Crosshaven native Caitríona Hanley back to her roots on Bere island. It’s the place where her father grew up but also the place that nurtured Catriona’s fierce love of the outdoors. “I have always loved the […]

A world of good food at exotic Baltimore pub

WCP Staff December, 2023

As they get into the swing of the busy Christmas season at The Algiers Inn in Baltimore, it’s hard to believe that it’s only been four years since Bill and Ann Hillyard relocated here from California. The couple, who have been married for over 30 years, have spent much of […]

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