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Yousuf returns to aid Rohingya refugees with the support of the West Cork community

WCP Staff April, 2019

Yousuf Janab Ali, Chairman of Clonakilty’s Islamic Cultural Centre of West Cork, recently travelled for the second time to his native country Bangladesh to volunteer at one of the Rohingya camps. Bangladesh is now sheltering more than a million Myanmar refugees in camps, some 700,000 of whom have poured over […]

Clonakilty Distillery wins awards for its Minke Gin and Single Batch whiskey

WCP Staff April, 2019

Minke Gin from the newly-opened Clonakilty Distillery was named the Best International Botanical Gin by the American Distilling Institute, following a blind tasting by a panel of expert judges. The main botanical used to create Minke Gin is rock samphire – also known as the fennel of the sea – […]

Culture

New at Uillinn

WCP Staff April, 2019

Photo above : Mary Sullivan, Uillinn Artist in Residence By Ann Davoren, Director Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre Continuing until 10 April 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 […]

What to expect at new Positive Living for Men Group in Bandon

WCP Staff April, 2019

Tom Conlon is a psychotherapist and group facilitator living in Glounthaune, Co. Cork. With a particular interest in the health of men, Tom has worked with men in a number of settings, including a group within the Men’s Shed and with men serving time in the prison system. A ‘Positive Living […]

Features

Don’t tax the health of Ireland

Mary O'Brien April, 2019

While the best means to achieve peak nutrition is through a fully balanced diet – one containing plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains – in reality this isn’t always possible or practical. Years of intensive farming have decreased the microbiome of the soil, which in turn, means we are […]

Farming

World’s first ever agri-waste trading website goes live

WCP Staff April, 2019

Pictured above : Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr Patrick Gerard Murphy with Mike Brown VP R&D Innovation and Kevin Collins, Director of Business Development and Cllr Joe Carroll (Back row) It’s been dubbed the ‘Tinder for agri-waste’. A team of international researchers and businesses, including partners from University […]

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