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The Ludgate Podcast season 2 is a 5 part mini series. Season 2 is facilitated by Jack Regan from West Talk.

This episode introduces Cillian O'Mahony and Colm O'Driscoll, founders of SeaSquared Clothing. Cillian and Colm set up the sustainable clothing company when they returned home to West Cork in 2020, after the pandemic put a halt to their busy working lives in London and Dublin. 

Their vision is not only to build a sustainable clothing brand but to build a community focused around sustainable living. From areas such as cleaning the ocean plastic, to reducing packaging waste, they want to play a part in improving the world we live in.

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The Ludgate Podcast season 2 is a 5 part mini series. Season 2 is facilitated by Jack Regan from West Talk.

In Episode 3, Jack talks to Amanda Connell who runs an electric store in Schull, West Cork. East meets West stockists furniture, home furnishings pottery and textiles shop from the craftspeople of north India. 

East Meets West buy stock directly from their makers or small family businesses in north western India and bring them to the family business in Schull.  Locally crafted and bought, locally sold, just on different continents. They believe in fair trade pricing from manufacture to sale, not using big factory products. 

The Ludgate Podcast season 2 is a 5 part mini series. Season 2 is facilitated by Jack Regan from West Talk.

In Episode 2, Jack speaks to Fionn Ferreira founder and CEO of Fionn & Co. The 20 year-old student, scientist, anti-plastic pollution innovator focuses on solving the plastic pollution crisis.

Fionn was named Grand Prize Global Winner of the Google Science Fair 2019 for his innovative design of a device which uses a magnet-based method to remove plastic particles from water with surprisingly high extraction rates as well as being fast, non-harmful and clean.

The Ludgate Podcast season 2 is a 5 part mini series. Season 2 is facilitated by Jack Regan founder of West Talk. West Talk's mission is to share the stories of West Cork Businesses.  

In episode 1, Jack speaks to Colin Murphy founder of 'West Cork Beard Company' a high quality beard care products company based in Clonakilty.

Ask an Irish person about West Cork and they'll look at you with a dreamy look in their eyes.

West Cork has that affect on you.

This part of County Cork, Ireland is truly special.

Small harbor towns such as Baltimore and Schull dot the jagged coastline.

Sandy beaches like Inchy Doney and Barleycove pop up here and there.

Places like Mizen Head and Sheep's Head — 2 of the southwest peninsulas — provide stunning sea views.

Inland cows dot the green hills.

And stone circles remind us of the ancient people who once inhabited this area.

And did I mention that West Cork has some of the best food in Ireland?

If you only make it to Cork City or the popular harbor town of Kinsale then you are missing out on all that West Cork has to offer.

Because while County Cork is wonderful, West Cork is absolutely amazing!

Want to talk more about County Cork, Ireland?

Just send an email to lynne@wanderyourway.com to chat more about this amazing destination.


In this episode:

1:47 County Cork general highlights

2:55 Placing West Cork on the map

5:38 Clonakilty and Inchy Doney

8:05 R routes taking you to the coast

10:27 Drombeg Stone Circle

11:44 Glandore

12:56 Leap

13:50 Skibbereen

15:43 Lough Hyne

17:00 Roaring Water Bay

18:50 Ballydehob

20:29 Schull

24:22 Mizen Head

30:47 Sheep's Head

33:55 Bantry

35:33 Glengarriff

40:30 Beara Peninsula

45:13 Summing up West Cork

46:51 And oops I forgot Baltimore & Cape Clear


Important links:

The Best Things to Do in Schull and West Cork

Is Mizen Head the Best of Southwest Ireland's Peninsulas?

5 Reasons Why You Need to Visit Sheep's Head Ireland

The 18 Best Drives in Ireland

An Amazing Kayak Trip on Glengarriff Bay Ireland

Beara: The Stunning, Peaceful and Mystical Peninsula of Ireland

Why You Need to Visit the Beautiful Cape Clear Ireland

Discovering Something Inspiring & New at at Historical Eccles Hotel

Sea View B&B Schull

West Cork Tourism

West Cork Distillers

Bantry House

Outdoors Ireland

Garinish Island


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Thanks to Callisa Mickle who edits the audio.

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The Ludgate Podcast Season 1 is a 6-part miniseries facilitated by Pat Culhane for The Ludgate Hub. Ludgate is a digitally enabled co working hub based in Skibbereen West Cork.

In episode 6 we are joined by Anne O'Leary, CEO of Vodafone Ireland. Anne has been a key member of the Ludgate Board since it's opening in 2016. She was crucial in making Skibbereen the first 1 gigabit broadband town in Ireland.