Emma Connolly
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Cork woman turns her Vinted hobby into business (opens the original)
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How many people have wardrobes bursting with clothes they never wear? And how many have the best plans to sell them on, but just never quite get around to it? That’s where Lucy Moynihan comes in. She’s the founder of a business called ‘Closet to Cash’ which does exactly as the name suggests: she takes your clothes, photographs them, uploads them to Vinted, posts them when a sale is made and, after taking a commission, gives you the rest of the earnings. It’s the sort of simple idea we all wish w
The Traitors star Laura Howard: ‘My career path wasn’t a straight line...I’m proof it doesn’t need to be’ (opens the original)
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Trust your path and know that what’s for you won’t pass you, but be prepared to put the hard work in. So says Fermoy native, Laura Howard, who is speaking from experience, having had to leave college in her first year of Arts in UCC to unexpectedly make her way in the world. “Due to personal reasons, I had to abandon my BA in Arts a few months in. I remember I was furious at the time, even if I know now that it was a blessing in disguise,” said Laura. She got a job in Sofa So Good in her home to
Cork estate agent: ‘I hope my dad would be proud of what we’ve built’ (opens the original)
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From the outside, people often see the awards, achievements, and public side of a business and assume everything comes easily – but the reality is very different. So says Majella Galvin, the first female Chartered Estate Agent in West Cork, who along with her sister, Caroline, found herself at the helm of her family business after the death of her father Michael, who founded the estate agents 45 years ago. “Like everyone, I have faced challenges. Losing Dad was one of the hardest experiences of
'She refuses to give up': Young Cork mum travels abroad for specialist cancer treatment (opens the original)
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A young Cork mum has travelled to Germany to receive specialist treatment for her lung cancer - and it’s thanks to her local community, along with her own personal determination, that she’s been able to seize the chance and “turn fear into hope”. Lorraine Kirby, originally of Bishopstown, and now living in Ballincollig was diagnosed with breast cancer in March, 2024. Fortunately, the disease was detected early through her vigilance, and after months of treatment she got the news she had been hop
Meet the Cork woman running not one, not two, but three businesses (opens the original)
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Running your own law practice would be more than enough for most people – but not for West Cork businesswoman Maria O’Donovan. Skibbereen-based Maria qualified as a solicitor in 2010 and opened her own practice, Maria O’ Donovan & Co, in 2015. “We now have two associate solicitors working with me and a team of four incredible support staff. Together, we practice mainly in the areas of family law, litigation, residential and commercial property, wills and probate, employment law, and company law,
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