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 […]
Enterprising West Cork
The Good Dairy Company makes artisan ice-cream using milk and cream from its pure-bred pedigree Friesian Cows on its dairy farm in Nohoval, Kinsale. While Tom Good is the fourth generation farmer behind the cows that produce the high quality milk and cream; Catherine is the business and marketing mind […]
Skibbereen’s business hub ‘Ludgate’ claimed the coveted ‘Business Hub of the Year’ award at the Digital Business Ireland Awards in February. Digital hubs such as the Ludgate in Skibbereen, which boasts a gigabite broadband connection and has been a magnet for startups, have an important role to play in the […]
As regular tofu eaters Méabh Mooney and Ronan Forde were disappointed that there seemed to be no Irish-made tofu available on the market, the most widely available brands being made in Germany and the UK. In the midst of a pandemic the couple experienced a moment of madness, or fate, […]
Baltimore-based Foxglove Cocktails was the winner of the Emerging New Business Category of Network Ireland West Cork 2021 awards and will now go on to compete at national level this October. The small craft brand produces non-alcoholic craft cocktail mixers and garnishes, designed for creating cocktails (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) at […]
Despite the many complexities and challenges of living and working through the global pandemic, employees have still identified many benefits from working from home, for themselves, their families and their organisations. These benefits include a better work-life balance, greater ability to focus with fewer distractions, more time for family and […]