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A bank account review provided Moze M. Jacobs with some useful tips to make life cheaper so she asked the branch manager to do a radio interview. Geraldine Galvin of Bank Of Ireland, Clonakilty, talks interest rates, savings, and mortgages.

Ten years ago Frenchman Gildas Laplaud left the fishing industry and opened the Happy Go Lucky toy shop on Clonakilty’s main street.  The ocean’s loss was the children of Clon’s gain.  Gildas chats about sold-out Christmas toys, competing with online merchants, board games, Irish jigsaws, Lego, Playmobil and stocking fillers.

Moze talks to Con McLoughlin about the ‘healthy food’ shop in Clonakilty, responsible eating (“if you eat meat you’ve got to be prepared to kill it”), nutritious proteins, eating a hare and how childhood experiences in the West of Ireland informed his food philosophy. Leonard Cohen is his musical choice.

There’s No Business Like … saving animals from a gruesome fate. The West Cork Animal Welfare Group in Ownahincha has helped neglected and abused animals since 1999 and it is still going strong largely thanks to volunteers and fundraising efforts. Pub Quiz in Mickey Finns, Clonakilty on 1 December. http://www.westcorkanimals.com/ Additional news: Freddie,  a one […]

Donogh O’Loghlin views his business in an environmental light whenever he can. He is also part of the Kilkern Lake Initiative that aims to clean up the polluted lake (near Long Strand). Search ‘Kilkern Lake Initiative‘ group on Facebook to give them your support after you listen to Donogh’s story.

It’s all in the family! Moze interviews Dan and Barry O’Mahony about black belts, self-defense, confidence, keeping Ninja’s on the right track, and fitter minds in fitter bodies.    

Moze talks to pilot/author Francisco Rebollo about his day job as a captain and how he mixed fact & fiction into a fantastic Science Fiction novel, Orb, set in a parallel universe. We’ll also hear some music from him! http://www.franciscorebolloauthor.com/

Moze talks to Kevin O’Donovan of Scannell’ s Bar in Clonakilty (and formerly of Dunmore House Hotel) about pulling pints, good lunches, old-school hospitality, Strictly Clon Dancing, and Lou Reed. (Picture Kevin O’Donovan – Shay Hunston)

Londis in Clonakilty grew out of Noel Walsh’s and Betty Brosnan’s before that. Moze talks to Eamonn Walsh and his mother Breda about three generations of hard-working shopkeepers and a love of food and people. (Pictures Breda and Eamonn Walsh – Shay Hunston)

Moze talks to proprietor Mark Holland of Clon’s only music shop, Hunky Dory, about guitars, playing the bodhrán in the kitchen, all sorts of music and Clonakilty as the guitar capital of the Western world. Plus playlist.

Growing food is one of the oldest businesses … Moze talks to Olive Walsh about the Clonakilty Community Garden on the grounds of the Clonakilty Lodge Direct Provision Centre.

Moze talks to Station Officer Patrick Murphy about daily life as a fireman and  climbing the height of Mount Everest in aid of Cork City Hospitals’ Children’s Club.

Paddy Meade's set up a news agency in Clonakilty

Flavour.ie is a blossoming food-promoting business in West Cork that is determined to help other (start-up) companies and Good Food in general. Moze Jacobs talks with Kate Ryan, a lady with a gorgeous online and radio presence.

This week, Moze visits the Irish Wheelchair Association's charity shop on Pearse Street.

This week, Moze speaks to Owen Crudge about his new barber shop on Connolly Street.

This week, Moze speaks to Mike O'Neill about his butcher shop on Pearse Street.