Creating a community business hub from scratch in Co Kerry
David O’Brien and Tim Dennehy have converted the disused Lighthouse Hotel in Fenit into a coffee shop and pizza outlet. Now they want to convince other entrepreneurs in the area to follow suit
In a small corner of Co Kerry, two young entrepreneurial friends, Tim Dennehy and David O’Brien, have emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic having created a new business by putting their energy and smarts into boosting their local community: to wit, by converting a disused hotel into a new community business hub.
The building was derelict for years until the two 26-year-olds, both of whom have an interest in property, set up a fashionable barista-style coffee ...
