A native of Doocastle is spearheading the commercial strategy at one of the world’s leading hotel’s and resorts.

Mayo lost one of its finest sons earlier this year whenJoe Kennedy passed away. In 2006, Joe sat down with Western People editor James Laffey for an interview that garnered a huge response from readers at home and abroad. We are pleased to reprint the interview in full as a tribute to the genial Doocastle man whose many kind deeds will never be forgotten in Mayo, Manchester and beyond.