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Crowd of 5,000 people expected to visit Dunmanway for Fleadh Cheoil Chorcaí

WCP Staff March, 2019

The Dunmanway Branch of Comhaltas will host Fleadh Cheoil Chorcaí 2019 from April 26-28. Over 250 competitions will be held over the weekend, in both Maria Immaculata Community College and the Parkway Hotel, with competitions in music, singing and story-telling and comhrá gaeilge. Competitions are divided into age categories, […]

Growing herbs at home

WCP Staff March, 2019

There is a lovely stretch now both morning and evening. There are visible signs that the gardening season is kicking off – birds pairing up, buds on trees and shrubs, spring bulbs out in full force. This is the busiest month of the year so if I fall behind now, […]

Gardeners and worms

WCP Staff March, 2019

While planting some fruit trees in my garden last week, I came across lots of big juicy worms. This got me thinking about one of the most productive workers of the soil food web and I decided to learn more…and it turns out there’s lots to learn about these amazing […]

Culture

Two exciting exhibitions at Uillinn this March

WCP Staff March, 2019

Opening on Saturday, March 9 at Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre are ‘The Hawk and the House’ by Anne Ffrench and Julia Pallone and ‘Light Keepers’ by Geraldine O’Sullivan, two exciting exhibitions by artists who live in Cork County. The exhibitions will be opened at 3pm by writer and critic […]

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Fáilte Ireland announces funding of €194,000 for Festivals and Events in Cork

WCP Staff February, 2019

West Cork Chamber Music and Literary Festival and A Taste of West Cork are two of six Cork festivals to benefit from €194,000 in Fáilte Ireland funding announced by The Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin TD. As part of the tourism development authority’s efforts to use […]

History & Folklore

WestCork FM is born

WCP Staff February, 2019

Its official…Atlantic Radio Ireland has begun its latest venture. From this month, Atlantic Radio Ireland is launching online as www.westcorkfm.ie. Why the domain name change? Kieran Doyle fills us in. In short, in the coming months, as well as being an internet station, we will also be broadcasting as WestCork […]

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