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Simple Study eyes European expansion plans

WCP Staff September, 2023

Although Simple Study supported more than 17,000 Irish students in exam preparation last year, its founders, Phillip McKenna, Oisin Devoy and Zac Dair, are not resting on their laurels. Instead the West Cork tech trio continue to innovate and plan to expand into Europe in the new few months. An […]

Health & Lifestyle

Five practical skills for managing Leaving Cert stress

WCP Staff September, 2023

As the new school year begins, it’s a good time to look at skills that can reduce stress surrounding the leaving cert and other exams. How young adults manage stress at this time lays the foundations to how they will cope in the future, so learning how to manage stress […]

Farming

Supports for farmers

WCP Staff September, 2023

I am a farmer but I’m finding it hard to manage on the income from farming. What social welfare schemes can help? You may be eligible for Farm Assist, a weekly means-tested payment for low-income farmers. To qualify, you must be a farmer farming land in Ireland, aged between 18 […]

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Interesting political times ahead with new Farmers’ Alliance

Tommy Moyles September, 2023

I think it’s fair to say this summer has been a far cry from the sunshine and record commodity prices of summer 2022. Rain has made for an incredibly difficult harvest for tillage farmers. The washout summer, a contraction in milk price in excess of 30 per cent and continuing uncertainty […]

Korean Natural Farming can increase the health of soil in West Cork

Tommy Moyles September, 2023

West Cork has a wide and varied range of agricultural practices and now Korean Natural Farming can be added to the list. Initially developed in South Korea in the 1960s by a man named Cho Han Kyu, Korean Natural Farming or KNF aims is to maximise farm productivity while minimising […]

Oppenheimer movie hit of the summer but what about Ireland’s atomic man?

Kieran Doyle September, 2023

I have a love-hate relationship with historical movies. If you’re into historical material, of course you’ll be enticed to go see one. But so many historical movies have led to misleading facts and wrongful portrayals, like the much-loved Micheal Collins movie; with its 1970s-style IRA car bombs going off in 1920s […]

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