This is the biggest single development in the history of West Cork Women Against Violence (WCWAV), which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, having been formed in Bantry in 1999.

Last month, I spent a morning at the West Cork Women Against Violence centre (WCWAV) in Bantry, writes Louise O’Neill.

A former aide to US president John F Kennedy with strong links to West Cork has wound up his 30-year philanthropic fund with a record €100,000 donation to a domestic violence support group.