Organisation: O’Donovan’s Hotel

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Hotelier Dena O'Donovan runs Clonakilty’s iconic O’Donovan’s Hotel which has survived countless recessions, the Spanish Flu, the War of Independence, Civil War, and foot and mouth.

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‘We are all the time evolving’: Clonakilty businesses amid Covid-19 have embraced change and challenge

Businesses in Clonakilty have been hard hit by the Covid-19 restrictions but are nothing if not resilient, writes Neil Michael

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A farmer, a cyclist, and a stolen coat: West Cork springs into action to catch thief

It’s a story that mixes Flann O’Brien and Liam Neeson’s role in Taken — how a farmer harnessed the power of social media and the West Cork bush telegraph to get his stolen coat back from a cycling Dutchman, and all within 24 hours.

Ophelia bombarded us but Shelley’s leaves clung on

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Cormac MacConnell: Pet friendly break for pampered pooches

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Cork town’s unique bicycle scheme

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Clonakilty children hit the high note with Christmas fundraising CD

Cork hit hard as 30,000 people left without electricity

THE AFTERMATH

Fri, 14 Feb, 2014

Town challenges recession with €20 night out

IT’S a dodgy date dreaded by the superstitious. But an enterprising West Cork town is planning to make its own good luck next “Friday the 13th” — and boost local business in the process.

Wed, 04 May, 2011

Hotel says farewell to ‘resident’ Ben after 17-year stay

THE owners of one of the country’s oldest family-run hotels are in mourning after a cherished ‘resident’ checked out for the big kennel in the sky.

Thu, 07 Oct, 2010

Woman cut buttock on toilet bowl during hen night

A HEN night celebration led to a party-goer cutting her right buttock on a collapsing toilet bowl in a West Cork hotel, it was claimed yesterday.

Sat, 20 Mar, 2010

20,000 log on to avail of hotel breaks for only €1

HOTELIERS in west Cork received such a stampede for €1 hotel breaks that they’re going to run a similar promotion in south Wales as part of celebrations heralding the reopening of the Cork-Swansea ferry route.

Tue, 02 Mar, 2010