When occupational therapist Emma Connolly took a leap of faith last December in opening the first occupational therapy-led hair salon in the country, little did she realise how much of an impact her new venture ‘Flourish & Be’ would have on both children and parents in reaching important milestones together. […]
Health & Lifestyle
MIX Coworking opened its doors at 8 Wolfe Tone Street one year ago this month, on March 14, 2022. The upstairs was a grain store for many years and still bears handwritten tally scores on the wooden beams. Now it’s an open-plan workspace for remote workers, with fibre broadband, smart-door […]
A Syrian entrepreneur living in Clonakilty, who lost a good friend in the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake that has claimed over 48,000 lives since it hit in the early hours of February 6 is donating 100 per cent of her profits to help humanitarian aid efforts until the end of March. […]
Time passes slowly when you’re enjoying a freshly brewed coffee while watching the world go by from behind the handsome glass window that frames the front of Revel, Clonakilty’s friendly and relaxed coffee bar and concept store. For Revel owners Aisling O’Leary and Forbes Kelly however, it’s been a whirlwind […]
In need of larger premises, this month Olives West Cork moves into a new home in the original Clonakilty Black Pudding factory. As he approaches 20 years in business, proprietor Gerald ‘GIK’ Kelleher reflects on how Olives West Cork has grown from humble beginnings to now supplying local artisan products […]
Spring has definitely sprung at Future Forests says Matt Keane For everyone in the horticultural industry the next few months are by far the busiest time of the year. For us the bare root season starts in November, but peaks in February and March, so it is all go every […]