A lifelong activist and campaigner, Jennifer Sleeman is well known in West Cork, most notably for spearheading the campaign that saw Clonakilty becoming Ireland’s first Fairtrade town. Recently turned 90, Jennifer is close to all her offspring, in particular her firstborn Fr Simon, 68, a monk of the Benedictine order […]
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Photo : Alan Gardner and Adam Harris visit The Sensory Gardens with The Autism Committee and The Tidy Towns Committee to celebrate the one-year anniversary as Ireland’s first Autism Friendly Town. Photo by Dermot Sullivan. Over the past year, Clonakilty’s journey to becoming Autism-Friendly – through the partnership with AsIAm […]
Susan O’Flaherty works as Operations Manager at XD Sustainable Energy Consulting, alongside her husband, Xavier Dubuisson. XD Consulting is an integrated sustainability consultancy providing multi-disciplinary advice and support in the area of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Susan and her family moved to Clonakilty from Brussels in 2001. Prior to […]
Allow yourself time for privacy, quiet and introspection. Bíodh am agat féin don aonaracht, ciúnas agus an bhféinmhachnamh. Writer and Cook, Jacques Brennan will launch his cookbook ‘Hungry Soul’ at 49 North Street on Saturday, October 12, between 11am and 1pm. This is just one of the many events, says […]