Courtmac Community Shop welcomes EU delegation

WCP Staff February, 2020

An ageing population is a challenge faced by many global economies. Based on the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and European Commission figures, the number of those who are 65 and over is set to almost treble to 1.6 million people in the next 35 years in Ireland and, by 2060 […]

Hail Brigid

Tina Pisco February, 2020

It’s been a long and drawn out January. Though the weather has been mild, it still felt twice as long it should be. It just kept dragging on. I know it’s not just me, as many of my friends have also been complaining… So, it was really welcome to wake […]

Making the connections

Mary O'Brien February, 2020

Dr Pat Bracken is currently working as a consultant for the Department of Mental Health at the World Health Organisation in Geneva, researching and writing an international guide to good services and practices across the world.  The consultant psychiatrist, who was Clinical Director of West Cork Mental Health Service from […]

A home with a view

WCP Staff February, 2020

Local couple Jason Fleming and Síle Burns talk to West Cork People about building their family home on a site on Jason’s family farm looking out over the stunning Dunworley Bay in Butlerstown. Síle works as a physiotherapist with the HSE in Skibbereen and Rosscarbery and Jason works as a […]

Planting and growing mixed hedges

WCP Staff February, 2020

Before choosing a type of hedge, you must first look at why you want the hedge and what you need it to do. After that you need to look at practical considerations like site and soil. Mattie Keane of Future Forests – where mixed hedging has long been a speciality […]

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