Good things come to those who wait and so, after over a decade hiatus from site purchase to build completion, the O’Donovan family finally moved into their perfect house in Clonakilty just in time for Christmas 2019. Kevin O’Donovan and Sinead Hallahan have been married for 12 years and are […]
Already boasting a 12,000 sq ft showroom, the completion of a new, expanded storeroom last year couldn’t have come at a better time for Glentree Furniture & Carpets in Dunmanway. This extra space enabled husband and wife team, Paul di Rollo and Evelyn Keane, to order in much bigger volume […]
Niamh Whitty purchased her home in Clonakilty a little over a year ago. Able to see the potential in the four-bedroom 1930s farmhouse that was still firmly stuck in the past, the property photographer from Longford, who has lived in West Cork for a number of years, had the creativity […]
Mary Grover turned 80 in February. “I wanted to go somewhere hot to celebrate it with my husband but of course that didn’t happen,” she shrugs pragmatically. Mary, a retired counsellor and psychotherapist and her husband John, a retired builder, live in Skibbereen where they run a busy AirBnB on […]
Many older people are feeling isolated and dismissed right now due to the higher percentage of Covid-19 infections and fatalities amongst the oldest members of our population. And the statistics do draw a clear picture – if you have underlying conditions, you’re more likely to get seriously ill from the […]
Retired female Covid refugee Kay Raffell, 67, usually lives in New Zealand but this summer found herself travelling around Ireland on her bicycle. When her bike broke down, Kay found herself stranded in Clonakilty but because of the kindness of strangers, she was very well looked after and soon on […]