The Leoni family moved from Clonakilty, West Cork to Gran Canaria last September. Mattia, Elena and their two sons Michele (12) and Sam (10) are now living under Europe’s hardest lockdown in a 600sqft apartment. You’ve been following the news and the stats, so there’s no need to tell you […]
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Cork man Conor Dunne arrived in Wellington, New Zealand on March 19, amidst heightening global fears regarding the coronavirus. That night, the country closed its borders for the foreseeable future to prevent the spread of COVID-19 from immigration. The government reaction here has been swift and restrictive – at the […]
Megan Walsh, a general nurse from Ardfield in Clonakilty, moved to Sydney, Australia on February 21, this year. Although Megan has been unable to work since arriving in Sydney, she is trying to stay positive. Strict social-distancing measures are already beginning to work in Australia, as the growth in new coronavirus cases […]
After graduating from her Masters in Public International Law at Utrecht University three years ago, Niamh O’Dwyer from West Cork decided to stay on in the Netherlands. She is now living and working in Amsterdam. Niamh recalls when the seriousness of the current situation really started to really sink in […]
