For the last 17 years that she has worked in West Cork Jackie Gowran has witnessed a quiet revolution taking place. Female entrepreneurs are sowing the seeds of their business dreams and nurturing them to fruition. Here she explores some of the art of cultivating a sustainable business that is aligned […]
Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Office North and West is delighted to welcome the return of the Southwest’s National Women’s Enterprise Day Regional Event to Cork for 2023. Taking place on Thursday, October 19, at the Dunmore House Hotel in Clonakilty, National Women’s Enterprise Day is Ireland’s largest female enterprise […]
If we are really serious about reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and not introducing invasive pests into our environment, then growing local without pesticides and supporting local growers has never been more important. While it isn’t an easy path, an inspiring nursery and flower farm in Kinsale has been doing […]
Inanna Rare Books, which just recently successfully hosted the second annual West Cork Rare Book Fair, is opening a new art department in one of the most beautiful historical buildings of West Cork, The Still Mill in Skibbereen. This new venue will house thousands of art books on architecture, design, […]
Chronic health problems are often very complex, so paying close attention to the interaction between the nervous, endocrine and immune systems – three systems that are interconnected – is very important. Factors that can play a significant role in how well these systems operate together and the resulting impact on […]
A Belgian native living in Kinsale has just launched a business importing vintage furniture from France and Belgium for resale in Ireland. Set up by Christophe Gevaert, belgo vintage is an online shop specialising in pieces dating from the 1900s to 1970s that are distinctly ‘French’ in style: generous wooden […]