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Videos released by psychiatrists for families of young people with mental illness restricted at home and without usual vital supports during Covid-19

WCP Staff May, 2020

Continued support, guidance and flexibility are needed for those with mental illness while protective and restrictive measures are in place for the Coronavirus. With this in mind, and to alleviate the additional stress that families of young people with mental illness and neurodevelopmental disorders now face, the College of Psychiatrists […]

Visiting the Offshore Islands

WCP Staff May, 2020

A statement from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht The Covid 19 pandemic is having a noticeable effect on the way in which we are and will be, over the short term, undertaking our day to day activities. It is of paramount importance that the highest priority be […]

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New ‘coeliac alert’ system to help GPs identify and diagnose 37,000 undiagnosed coeliac disease sufferers in Ireland

WCP Staff May, 2020

The Coeliac Society of Ireland is to develop a “game-changing” alert system to help GPs diagnose the estimated 37,000 people in the state who are suffering from coeliac disease. The announcement comes at the start of Coeliac Awareness Week 2020 (11th-17th May), which is sponsored by Promise Gluten Free, as […]

‘Know Your 5K’ to discover the heritage that surrounds us all

WCP Staff May, 2020

A new initiative from the Heritage Council and National Museum of Ireland invites you to share your discoveries and insights about the hidden heritage of your locality. Due to Covid 19 we have all become much more familiar with our immediate locality. This can help us to see things in […]

A trip down memory lane: Dunmanway and Duffy’s Circus

WCP Staff May, 2020

Imagine growing up in a town that one of Ireland’s largest circus families called home. That was the case in the 1940s and 1950s when Duffy’s Circus set up its winter base in Dunmanway, West Cork. Dunmanway locals share some fond memories of this time with Sandra Maybury. Duffy’s Circus […]

Cork retailers can apply for the Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme

WCP Staff May, 2020

Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard is encouraging retail businesses in Cork to apply for newly available funding to support them to enhance their digital capability. Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD has announced that applications are now open for the new Enterprise Ireland €2 million Covid-19 Online […]

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