West Cork’s favourite surf shop, Jellyfish, is celebrating 20 years in business this year. Owner Nollaig Hurley says the years have flown by as the business has gone from strength to strength. She shares her pride in reaching such a milestone with West Cork People. “It certainly doesn’t feel like […]
West Cork Development Partnership CLG, who successfully operated the programme in large parts of west and south Cork between 1991 and 2016, has been invited by the Department of Rural and Community Development to develop a Local Development Strategy to deliver the 2023 – 2027 LEADER Programme. The LEADER Programme […]
‘Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans’ is a saying that is particularly true of West Cork, which has a way of often drawing people down unexpected life paths! For Linda Shaw-Hamilton and Sebastian (Seb) Carava of La Creperie, when they moved their family from […]
A Syrian entrepreneur living in Clonakilty, who lost a good friend in the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake that has claimed over 48,000 lives since it hit in the early hours of February 6 is donating 100 per cent of her profits to help humanitarian aid efforts until the end of March. […]
Time passes slowly when you’re enjoying a freshly brewed coffee while watching the world go by from behind the handsome glass window that frames the front of Revel, Clonakilty’s friendly and relaxed coffee bar and concept store. For Revel owners Aisling O’Leary and Forbes Kelly however, it’s been a whirlwind […]
The expression ‘It takes a village’ rings especially true when it comes to the success of the Courtmacsherry Community Shop. Mary O’Brien meets a few of the people who volunteer their time and energy to ensure the continued success of this inspiring social enterprise. Since the mid-1870s, the small village […]