School daze: Maeve Murphy was encouraged to follow her heart to art

The operations manager of Cork Craft and Design fair on being encouraged to follow her dream in school 

Maeve Murphy, Operations Manager of Cork Craft and Design, which has over 70 events and workshops online during August. Pic Diane Cusac

Maeve Murphy, Operations Manager of Cork Craft and Design 

My most vivid memory of school has to be my work experience during Transition Year. I’got to do some great placements. For a while I wanted to be a garda so I went on work experience with the Juvenile Liaison Officer in Castlebar for a few days. It was great. Obviously I didn’t pursue that, but am grateful for them being so open to entertaining a young kid’s aspirations.