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National Women’s Enterprise Day regional event returns to Cork

WCP Staff October, 2023

Cork County Council’s Local Enterprise Office North and West is delighted to welcome the return of the Southwest’s National Women’s Enterprise Day Regional Event to Cork for 2023. Taking place on Thursday, October 19, at the Dunmore House Hotel in Clonakilty, National Women’s Enterprise Day is Ireland’s largest female enterprise […]

Music is for everyone

Mary O'Brien October, 2023

The effects of music to our wellbeing are known to be far-reaching, from reducing anxiety and pain to improving memory and mood. Who hasn’t thrown on a tune on a grey winter’s day and felt the better for it? Going a step further in actually making music, particularly in a […]

The singing harp of Aisling Urwin

Lauren Guillery September, 2023

The Drimoleague Singing Festival returns to various venues across the West Cork village this September to celebrate the human voice in all its forms. The festival will feature an array of events over four days to delight the Drimoleague community and visitors. Singing sessions, singing and songwriting workshops, informal pop-up […]

Jon Gomm shares how Clonakilty Guitar Festival is “completely different to anything I’ve ever experienced”

Mary O'Brien September, 2023

Renowned for his finger-tapping and slapping virtuoso guitar style and soulful vocals, Jon Gomm uses a single acoustic guitar to create a multi-layered sound involving drum, bass and melodies, drawing on a range of influences from rock to flamenco. The English singer-songwriter and acoustic solo performer, best known for his […]

Cape Clear Observatory

WCP Staff September, 2023

It seems appropriate that, as the Branch’s next event is an outing to Cape Clear, this island and its Bird Observatory should be the focus of this month’s article writes Nicholas Mitchell. Cape Clear is now the only Bird Observatory in Ireland. It came into being when five young Englishmen […]

Simple Study eyes European expansion plans

WCP Staff September, 2023

Although Simple Study supported more than 17,000 Irish students in exam preparation last year, its founders, Phillip McKenna, Oisin Devoy and Zac Dair, are not resting on their laurels. Instead the West Cork tech trio continue to innovate and plan to expand into Europe in the new few months. An […]

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