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Hideaway in nature

Mary O'Brien July, 2026

One of the dangers of living in beautiful West Cork is that it can sometimes be difficult to leave but, as Mary O’Brien finds out when she heads east, Ireland’s largest county has much to offer beyond its western shores. We first stumbled across Inch Hideaway, an award-winning eco-glamping retreat, […]

Kia’s surprise petrol player

Sean Creedon July, 2026

With a proliferation of electric cars coming from Kia’s Irish headquarters in Ballymount, Dublin, out of the blue two months ago came a regular petrol car, the Kia K4. In recent months Ronan Flood, M.D. of Kia in Ireland and his marketing manager Cathal Kealey have been busy introducing Irish […]

League of Ireland coaching career for Richie Holland ‘kicked off’ at Bandon AFC

WCP Staff July, 2026

By Dylan O’Connell If Irish football is one large pyramid, very few have a view of it like Bandon native Richie Holland. The Galway United coach has seen and done it all, from working at local level to standing on the line in the League of Ireland while overseeing the […]

The dog in folklore

Eugene Daly July, 2026

The dog has always been seen as the loyal and faithful companion of man, guarding his home and livestock and following his master wherever he went. The dog was valued for his skill in helping with the hunt; its saliva was believed to have healing properties. This meant that it […]

Respect for your dog

WCP Staff July, 2026

By Liz O’Mahony My personal philosophy on caring for your dog means looking after him holistically. By that I mean nurturing him physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. This begins with respecting him as a sentient being. He experiences the same emotions as we do. It’s up to us to give […]

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Ireland’s new search and rescue dogs looking for people to join their team

WCP Staff July, 2026

A volunteer-led organisation that provides highly trained K9 search and rescue teams to assist in missing person searches across Ireland is looking for new members. A relatively new K9 search and rescue organisation, Ireland’s Specialist Search and Rescue Dogs (ISSARD) is is working to develop dogs across the disciplines of mantrailing, […]

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