Since 1948 Barnett’s of Schull – stocking clothing, footwear and accessories for all the family – has been a shop at the heart of the local community. Four years ago, Miriam Pyburn and her husband Eddie bought the family-run shop on the Main Street, giving it a complete makeover. Since […]
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The family-owned and run O’Sullivans Pharmacy is celebrating its first year operating from the Primary Care Centre at the Waterfront in Clonakilty. The Pharmacy, which opened last March, at the beginning of the pandemic, has put down a challenging year but has also seen huge support from the people of Clonakilty and […]
Established West Cork employer GP Wood is hiring. In a welcome jobs boost for the local area, the company has on-going vacancies for general operators, forklift drivers and mechanical fitters. The group currently employs approximately 150 staff with a further 250 indirect employees in their forestry operations. GP Wood operates […]
Meals on Wheels is one of those services that encapsulates everything that is good in a community: Selfless acts and words of kindness. The small team of valuable volunteers who keep the Clonakilty show on the road provide not only nourishment, but social support to the elderly and vulnerable in […]
It’s been a tough ten months; January felt like it would never end and the finish line seems to be moving all the time. Our lives have literally been turned upside down: Children are out of school, parents out of work and rising Covid numbers have confined us back to […]
Claudia Kinmonth’s new book ‘Irish Country Furniture and Furnishings 1700-2000’ illuminates a way of life in Ireland that has almost vanished. From investigating farmhouse and cabin furniture from all over Ireland to discussing the origins and evolution of useful objects, this book contributes as much to our knowledge of Ireland’s […]