A Kilkenny woman has won the Cork Businesswoman of the Year Award.
Dr Tara Shine, who now lives in Kinsale is an environmentalist, author and co-founder of social enterprise ‘Change by Degrees’.
She’s also worked as a TV presenter and has a senior role working with the UN on climate change.
Tara’s won the award for the STEM category and she’s been telling KCLR’s Sue Nunn that winning the overall prize is a big honour.
Listen back to that chat on The Way It Is here: