One of Ireland’s favourite music festivals, The Baltimore Fiddle Fair takes place this year from May 8-11, with musicians from Quebec, Spain, Finland, Scotland, England, USA and from all over Ireland. The Baltimore Fiddle Fair is one of the most loved and respected festivals in the country, famous for its […]
Spring in West Cork means many things, not least the beginning of the exhibition season for many galleries. In Clonakilty, on March 27, 28 and 29, three exhibitions opened, either coinciding with or programmed for the Clonakilty Arts and Minds pop-up festival. The opening of ‘The Secret Country’ by TP […]
Charlie Magill played a stadium for the first time in his life and musical career in Thomond Park, Limerick last summer. Over 25,000 people watched the band Esmeralda Road – of which he is the guitarist, lead singer, composer and lyricist – as simultaneously the band watched the audience. Like […]
Eighty-year-old Robert Deane, a former marathon runner, who has recently rekindled his passion for the sport that once played a central role in his life, chats to Niamh Coughlan about growing up in Dunmanway, lacing up his shoes once again and logging miles, smashing personal bests, and hiking up mountains. […]
Often by the time I see people in my office they have gotten to the point where the pain is so great that they have to do something about it. Invariably they have spent a period of time ignoring it, or continuing with ineffectual care or masking the pain with […]
“I want you to prescribe me testosterone, doctor; this woman I follow on Instagram says we should all have it!” “My sex drive has gone out the window, doctor; can you let me have testosterone?” I’ve been writing for West Cork People since September 2023 and those who read my articles […]