As the song goes ‘Count your life by smiles, not tears’, a message reinforced by 81-year-old Patty Mullaney, drawing on her years of wisdom. Most days Patty feels about 35, but on the days she feels closer to 90, she says “It really does help to smile”. In between walking […]
Learning she was autistic at the age of 37 was life-changing for Evaleen Whelton, a speech and drama teacher who went on to found Ausome Training, a pioneering organisation based in Bandon that challenges stereotypes and empowers autistic individuals through mentoring and training. Over the past decade, Ausome Training has […]
Arriving in Ireland almost two years ago with just a few suitcases and some precious family photographs between them, Ukrainian couple Galyna, 56, and Vlad, 38, faced the challenge of finding their feet together in a strange environment. Back home in Ukraine before the war, Vlad, who was exempted from […]
After over a decade in Vancouver, Canada, entrepreneur and DJ Shane Breen, 41, returned to his roots in Skibbereen last year and has since set up Ár n-Áit (Our Place), a shared artisan workspace built around the concept of community, creativity, and collaboration. Inspired by Shane’s time in Vancouver where […]