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Web Design & Development
Francis is the owner of Croan.ie, the website design and development company. Croan.ie offers Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), e-Business consulting, website design, web development, web site hosting and website optimisation services in Ireland from its offices in Kilkenny and Cork. […]
Read MoreBusiness Development Consulting
For many start-ups and for some small & medium food manufacturers, running a business can be a confusing and isolating role. While Local Enterprise Offices can provide invaluable tools, navigating the services available can sometimes be as confusing as establishing […]
Read MoreWeb Education & Training
Having worked with Internet technologies since 1994 (that’s right – 1994!) I have witnessed the web evolve from a communication tool to the World’s most important marketing delivery channel. I can customise and deliver a wide range of internet marketing […]
Read MoreSmallholding & Lifestyle Training
All of these courses are hosted at Croan Cottages, the smallholding where I have lived since 2003. Introduction to Smallholding, these two day courses cover all of the basics: Living with Livestock:an introduction to sheep, goats pigs and cattle, Keeping […]
Read MoreThe Kitchen Garden Show, 30th March, 2018
A busy Easter Show with lots of chat about Hot Cross Buns, Lamb and Lambs, Butchery and Bread classes. There are tips for planting spuds from Monty Don, A Recipe for Clams from Gill Meller and a poem by William […]
The Kitchen Garden Show, 23rd of March, 2018
On the Kitchen Garden Radio Show today we spoke to Mary Teehan from @thetrufflefairy about Chocolate. We discussed some upcoming Bread Making and Butchery Courses in Kilkenny. We had a recipe for Beer and Bacon Cookies and we talked to […]
The Kitchen Garden Show, 16th of March, 2018
Today on the show we talked about St. Patrick’s Day, Shamrock and traditional Irish Food. We were joined in studio by Dan O’Sullivan from Tree Services Ireland to talk about their work and his tree planting initiative during National Tree […]