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Invest in your community – how ‘Buying Local’ helps us all

Hannah Dare December, 2023

I have seen massive changes to the variety of shops in Bantry over the course of my lifetime. We used to have a fish shop, a veg shop, several bakeries, several independent supermarkets and independent corner shops, as well as a fabulous cookware shop, a sweet shop, several bookshops, many more […]

Blacks Brewery & Distillery unveil stunning Lagoon Bar

WCP Staff December, 2023

Blacks Brewery & Distillery last week opened their highly-anticipated Lagoon Bar at their new brewery and distillery in Cappagh overlooking the Bandon estuary in Kinsale. This has been a huge development and milestone for the business, marking 10 years since the company first started brewing and distilling in Kinsale. Beginning […]

Food & Drinks

Europe’s smallest most alternative chocolate factory celebrates 15 years of bean-to-bar success

WCP Staff December, 2023

It’s 15 years since Clonakilty chocolatier Allison Roberts, after moving from Canada to Ireland in 2008, first started out in business selling her chocolate at markets and in shops around West Cork. Since then ‘Exploding Tree’ – in a Willy Wonka style magic story – has become a full bean-to-bar […]

‘Wazzy Woo’ writes the next chapter in its sweet success story with opening of new space in Clonakilty

Mary O'Brien December, 2023

While fans of Jamie Oliver will be familiar with his catchphrase ‘wazzy wazzy woo woo’, in the past year says Mary O’Brien, it has crossed the Irish Sea and become more recognisable in West Cork for the decadent sweet offerings served up by local business ‘Wazzy Woo’, who has revolutionised […]

In love with chocolate

Karen Austin December, 2023

I’m often stumped as to what to write when I begin this column but this time I really don’t know where to begin. Rustling up Christmas jollity when the people of the Gaza strip are being corralled from one corner to the other whilst their families and homes are being […]

Environment

Autumn Birdwatch round-up

WCP Staff December, 2023

Chair of the BirdWatch Ireland West Cork branch, Jez Simms, writes about the rare and interesting birds that were seen in West Cork in recent months. This last autumn has proved once again what a fabulous place West Cork is for birdwatchers, with exciting birds turning up at all our […]

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