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Roadmap needed on emissions reductions

Tommy Moyles August, 2022

At time of writing a decision on the levels of emission reductions that has to be delivered by farmers between now and 2030 has yet to be made. It feels like you can’t turn on a radio or open a news site without having to hear or read of the […]

The wisdom of Irish proverbs

Eugene Daly August, 2022

The diminution of the Gaelic language and consequent sense of a broken tradition is one of the utmost importance in arriving at any adequate assessment of life in Ireland today. Here I attempt to show how proverbs reflect the old Gaelic tradition, now very weakened, mindful of what Thomas Davis […]

History & Folklore

Slavery in Zanzibar

Kieran Doyle August, 2022

This summer of 2022, saw a return to international holidays. Dublin airport hit the headlines with its four-hour check-in queues, but it wasn’t just an Irish problem. The airport authorities in Heathrow, as I write, have forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights to cut back on the throngs of […]

Health & Lifestyle

10,950 thank yous

Tina Pisco August, 2022

As I sit myself down to write this August 2022 column, I am thinking back to the day thirty years ago that changed my life forever. It was one of those three-seasons-in-one sort of day when we unloaded the car in front of our rental home on Inchydoney. My sister […]

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Irish leg of European cycle route reaches Beara

WCP Staff August, 2022

The Irish leg of a network of high-quality cycle routes across Europe is now complete with the addition of new dedicated signposts across Cork County. The final 470km section of EuroVelo 1 follows the coast from Youghal to the Beara Peninsula and was recently completed by Cork County Council in […]

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Foodbank opens in Bandon

WCP Staff August, 2022

Bandon Foodbank opened its doors at 4 St. Finbarr’s Place for the first time on March 4, 2022. Locals will know the premises as the Alan Coleman shop, beside Cracked Café. The Foodbank provides a small food hamper, worth approximately €50, free to anyone who needs a little help with […]

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