Retired Gaelic footballer Orla Finn, born and raised in Kinsale, radiates as a new mum when Niamh Coughlan meets her in April. Orla’s journey into the world of Gaelic football began at the age of 10, around the time when Kinsale established a women’s team. However, her initial exposure to […]
Sport & Fitness
News of an upcoming event this summer caused a stir in running circles this month. For the first time ever Skibbereen is hosting ‘RunSkibb’, a 10k and half marathon event on Sunday July 14. Both routes promise to be scenic, fast and will have you coming back to chase that […]
John Coughlan reviews Maradona’s autobiography, El Diego. Fred Astaire was the best dancer in the world, someone once said, but Ginger Rogers could do everything he did but backwards and in high heels. As they near the end of their careers, it’s clear now, Messi was better than Cristiano […]
This year’s Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon XIII will take place on Saturday, November 25, with a 9am start from Courtmacsherry, and three race distances – a full and half marathon and a 10k distance. With organisers forced to cancel last year’s full marathon due to part of the course being flooded, […]
When Clonakilty Black Pudding’s Colette Twomey, the sponsor of the town’s rugby club, cut the red ribbon to open their brand new 4G pitch recently, the hard work of all at the Clonakilty Rugby Club was felt. Club chairman Eoin Hurley was happier than anyone to see it open, as […]
Niall Geaney is a qualified solicitor since 2009 having worked with a solicitors practice in Dublin from 2004 to 2010 before setting up his own office in Clontarf in Dublin. He opened his Clonakilty office on Emmet Square last year having relocated with his family to Clonakilty in August 2020. […]