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Managing Seasonal Affective Disorder

Dr Rosari Kingston September, 2024

Meán Fómhair, the Irish for September, translates as the middle of autumn and is a time when Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) begins to affect many people. SAD is a kind of depression that occurs primarily during the autumn and winter months, when sunshine hours are reduced. While the specific origin […]

Health & Lifestyle

School struggles – the child’s experience of school

Diana Radeva September, 2024

‘Families lay the foundation for a feeling of security. At its best the family lays the foundation from which the child learns to face and cope with the anxieties of life.’ Apart from home, school is the single most important place in the lives of most children. Their experience of […]

Choosing the perfect engagement ring

WCP Staff September, 2024

The significance and look of an engagement ring has varied over time and across cultures. The Walsh family of Linda’s of Kinsale has been fitting and selling vintage and contemporary engagement rings within Co. Cork for the last 50 years and, although styles come in and out of fashion, there […]

Shrovetide weddings

Eugene Daly September, 2024

The traditional time for marrying in rural Ireland used to be Shrovetide, that is the period between the Epiphany (January 6) and Shrove Tuesday. In the 19th, and well into the 20th century, it was taken for granted that those who wished to marry did so at that time. When […]

Encounters with whales

Dr Jeremy A. Dorman September, 2024

I have been writing these articles for over a year now. My first piece was about rubbish that washed up on the nearest beach. Last year I picked about 40kg of litter out of the seaweed and sand, most of it small pieces of degraded plastic drink bottles. I have collected […]

Environment

Celebrating apple season

Allison Roberts September, 2024

As summer winds down and we ease into autumn, ‘Waste Not, Want Not’ is back with a full schedule of events and a new wave of champions to celebrate. We’re excited to continue our mission of connecting the community and reducing waste with a special focus on one of Ireland’s […]

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