As a community-based social enterprise, Bantry Bayworks is a testament to what can be achieved in rural Ireland when locals come together to drive a project forward. The well-planned out hub offers 16 hot desks with all the other amenities needed to work in an efficient, comfortable and inspiring environment. […]
Finally there is a solution for the many homes in West Cork that still struggle with poor internet connectivity. Rural businesses, remote workers, students and families for whom the promise of the National Broadband Plan is still years away, can now avail of a reliable, stable broadband solution, provided by […]
Having worked as a courier franchisee for five years, Brian Sherry found a new calling in an otherwise tumultuous time. Forced to move house himself during a Covid lockdown, and discovering he enjoyed a task that so many others dread, Brian realised this was the work he wanted to do […]
Last year farming couple Clive and Carolyn Buttimer took the big step of setting up Clonakilty Beef; a sustainable business that sells Angus and Hereford beef directly from their Ballinascarthy farm to consumers. Clonakilty Beef sells a variety of frozen beef cuts in boxes that fit snugly into your freezer […]
In a major step forward for the community in Bandon, Gaelscoil Dhroichead na Banndan and Coláiste na Toirbhirte have been given the green light for a new state-of-the-art, multi-million-euro school campus. The brief for the Gaelscoil includes a 12-classroom primary school, two special education needs bases, a library, large general […]
The new state-of-the-art Bandon Library was officially opened by Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Gillian Coughlan, last week. The library occupies the ground floor of the new Primary Care Centre on Market Place, a short distance from its former location but almost five times larger in size. Members […]