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Celebrating St. Brigid (Naomh Bríd)

Eugene Daly January, 2021

In Irish folk tradition, St. Brigid’s Day, February 1, is the first day of spring, and thus of the farming year. It is the festival of Ireland’s much-loved Brigid, who is often called ‘Mary of the Gael’. She built her convent in Kildare (Cill Dara, the Church of the Oak). […]

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Coxswain Kieran Cotter retires after 45 years with Baltimore RNLI

WCP Staff January, 2021

December marked the end of an era for the Baltimore Lifeboat with the retirement of Coxswain Kieran Cotter after 45 years of service. At age 17, Kieran first became interested in Baltimore Lifeboat and he officially joined the crew on January 1, 1975. In the early years as a crew […]

Lessons from a pandemic

Tina Pisco January, 2021

Every January, it is traditional for columnists to write about New Year’s resolutions. However, I feel that might seem a bit presumptuous, given the year we’ve just had and the uncertainty of the year ahead. A resolution to go to the gym three times a week seems a bit tenuous […]

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Clonakilty to get new fire station

WCP Staff January, 2021

Cork South West TD, Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan has welcomed the announcement of €1.6 million for a new fire station for Clonakilty and confirmed that the tender will be finalised early in January 2021: “This is something that I have been campaigning for over a number of years, so I was […]

Realising the value of our iconic seals

Mary O'Brien January, 2021

While the pandemic has forced so many of us to slow down, organisations such as Seal Recue Ireland have been exceptionally busy. West Cork is lucky enough to host some of Ireland’s seal population and members of the public, forced outdoors in greater numbers due to lockdown, will have noticed […]

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Bandon student wins this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition

WCP Staff January, 2021

The winner of the 57th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) has been announced as Gregory Tarr, aged 17, a sixth year student from Bandon Grammar School. Gregory has taken home the top prize of €7,500 and the BTYSTE perpetual trophy for his project titled ‘Detecting state-of-the-art deepfakes’. The announcement was […]

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