At present, fears of a sharp COVID-19 related drop in Irish farm incomes in 2020, seem to have been averted following a gradual recovery in commodity prices and the provision of additional supports to the sector, according to Mid Year Outlook for 2020 produced by Teagasc economists. Like other sectors […]
Ella, Mary Jo and Angela Ryan, three sisters who are all musicians from just outside Bandon, have been performing on Facebook live every Thursday night for the last three months and have recently started raising funds for Marymount Hospice and Cancer Connect. It all started when Ella eventually arrived home […]
Training Wheels, an initiative delivered by Clonakilty-based Ulick O’Beirne, is one of seven new Cork social enterprises to graduate from the prestigious Irish Social Business Campus (ISBC) ‘Business for Social Impact’ programme. The free programme, designed specifically to create and develop sustainable businesses that make a positive social impact was […]
Network Ireland’s West Cork branch has gone from strength to strength, becoming the fastest growing branch nationally in 2019 and can boast of two National Business Woman of the Year Award Winners, which is an incredible achievement for such a newly formed group. The West Cork branch are hoping to […]
Carbery Housing Association (CHA) continues its work of rescuing families from repossession by buying five more properties in County Cork as of June 2020. These properties are mostly rural, but some are in larger towns. CHA has also received the good news that two of their properties have been accepted […]