Features - West Cork People

Working for success

WCP Staff March, 2019

Young entrepreneur James Gale (22) based in Kinsale believes in aiming and achieving high. The creator of StampOwl and SwiftFox tells Mary O’Brien that he sees himself running a multi-million euro business and providing employment for a lot of people in ten years time. “I would like to help Elon […]

Sowing the seeds of a sustainable future

WCP Staff March, 2019

Seed saving is a labour of love for botanist Madeline McKeever and her daughter Holly Cairns who send their Brown Envelope organic vegetable seeds all over the world from their farm on the remote Turk Head peninsula near Skibbereen. Without seed we have no food. With a Master of Science […]

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To the tune of love

Mary O'Brien February, 2019

In the words of the great William Shakespeare ‘If music be the food of love, play on.’ Barry and Mary Kingston have been dancing to the same tune since they caught each other’s eye across a crowded pub on May 1, 1988. Barry was playing a gig with some friends […]

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Love, life and a red door welcome in the village

Mary O'Brien February, 2019

Originally built in 1820 by the Earl of Shannon to accommodate retired sea captains, Travara, a Georgian-style house in Courtmacsherry has been run as a luxury guesthouse since the early 2000s by owners Brendan Murphy and Richard May. Also partners in life, Brendan and Richard have been together for almost […]

The love story behind the seaweed

WCP Staff February, 2019

Seven years ago Claire O’Sullivan and Eli Tanner caught each other’s eye on a ferry trip to Whiddy Island. “It was my first trip to Whiddy,” explains Claire. “I was going to a Famine commemmoration mass with my Auntie Mary and Eli was driving the ferry. “Claire was the only […]

Is Irish planning remiss in its duty to the environment?

WCP Staff February, 2019

On January 21 in the High Court, an application for Judicial Review was granted by Mr. Justice Seamus Noonan in Court 6. This Judicial Review will be brought against An Bord Pleanala’s decision to grant permission for a customised thermoplastic compounding factory in Poundlick in Skibbereen. The people of […]

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