{"id":3,"date":"2009-07-29T12:12:06","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T11:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2017-10-25T17:33:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T16:33:23","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/?page_id=3","title":{"rendered":"Home&#8230; Where the Heart is"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Welcome to the website of <strong>Conor Power<\/strong>, <strong>award-winning<\/strong> <strong>journalist<\/strong> and <strong>author<\/strong> based in the southwest corner of Ireland.<\/h1>\n<p><em>I write regularly for a number of <strong>national newspapers<\/strong> on a variety of different topics, mostly concentrating on travel, property and the arts, as well as appearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dcfm-1032\/talk-travel-6th-september-2017\">radio<\/a> and television.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tootlafrance.ie\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1004 size-medium\" title=\"Click here for articles on travel in France and more!\" src=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Logo-1-300x46.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Logo-1-300x46.jpg 300w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Logo-1-768x117.jpg 768w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Logo-1-96x15.jpg 96w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Logo-1-128x19.jpg 128w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Logo-1-500x76.jpg 500w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Logo-1.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I also happen to be editor and founder of <strong>Ireland&#8217;s only publication specialising in all things French<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tootlafrance.ie\">Tootlafrance<\/a>. It&#8217;s &#8220;total France&#8221; for an Irish audience and it is the perfect site full of quality articles for anyone remotely interested in this fascinating and wonderful country that&#8217;s almost right on our doorstep.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t forget to check out the social media links:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tootlafrance\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1009 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/twitterbutton.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/conorpowerjournalist\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1008 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/linkedinbutton.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Tootlafrance.ie\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1007 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/facebookbutton.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Some pictures of me&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_950\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Travel-Writer-Awards-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-950\" class=\"wp-image-950 size-medium\" title=\"Conor Power receiving an award!\" src=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Travel-Writer-Awards-008-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Conor Power (centre) receiving the award in the &quot;Short Breaks&quot; category at the Travel Extra Travel Writer of the Year awards in Dublin, 23rd January 2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Travel-Writer-Awards-008-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Travel-Writer-Awards-008-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Travel-Writer-Awards-008-96x64.jpg 96w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Travel-Writer-Awards-008-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Travel-Writer-Awards-008-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conor Power (centre) receiving the award in the &#8220;Short Breaks&#8221; category at the Travel Extra Travel Writer of the Year awards in Dublin, 23rd January 2015<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tootlafrance.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12828493_990899090958008_8199429034840012867_o-800x534.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" title=\"Conor Power receiving another award from the former French Ambassador\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tootlafrance.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12828493_990899090958008_8199429034840012867_o-800x534.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.tootlafrance.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12828493_990899090958008_8199429034840012867_o-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.tootlafrance.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12828493_990899090958008_8199429034840012867_o-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.tootlafrance.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12828493_990899090958008_8199429034840012867_o-800x534.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.tootlafrance.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12828493_990899090958008_8199429034840012867_o-1000x667.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/www.tootlafrance.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12828493_990899090958008_8199429034840012867_o-539x360.jpg 539w, http:\/\/www.tootlafrance.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12828493_990899090958008_8199429034840012867_o-370x247.jpg 370w, http:\/\/www.tootlafrance.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/12828493_990899090958008_8199429034840012867_o.jpg 1064w\" alt=\"Conor Power receiving the award for best article in the Gastronomy &amp; Wine category from French Ambassador Jean-Pierre Th\u00e9bault at the inaugural French Travel Media Awards, 2 March 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conor Power receiving the award for best article in the Gastronomy &amp; Wine category from French Ambassador Jean-Pierre Th\u00e9bault at the inaugural French Travel Media Awards, 2 March 2016.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_973\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-973\" class=\"wp-image-973 size-medium\" title=\"Conor Power receives yet another award!\" src=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Awards9-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"Conor Power (centre) receiving the award in the \u201cSun Holiday\u201d category at the Travel Extra Travel Writer of the Year awards in Dublin, January 2016\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Awards9-300x241.jpg 300w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Awards9-768x617.jpg 768w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Awards9-96x77.jpg 96w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Awards9-128x103.jpg 128w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/Awards9-373x300.jpg 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conor Power (centre) receiving the award in the \u201cSun Holiday\u201d category at the Travel Extra Travel Writer of the Year awards in Dublin, January 2016<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Various <strong>samples<\/strong> of my journalistic <strong>work<\/strong> can be seen by <strong><a href=\"..\/?page_id=25\">clicking here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1031\" title=\"Ghostwriting projects are taken on subject to availability of author and treated with utmost confidentiality\" src=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ConorPower-CoteArt-2-at-Carros-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ConorPower-CoteArt-2-at-Carros-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ConorPower-CoteArt-2-at-Carros-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ConorPower-CoteArt-2-at-Carros-96x54.jpg 96w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ConorPower-CoteArt-2-at-Carros-128x72.jpg 128w, http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ConorPower-CoteArt-2-at-Carros-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/>I&#8217;m an experienced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.writing.ie\/services-for-writers\/conor-power\/\">ghostwriter<\/a>. All projects are dealt with in confidence. To find out more, request sample work or any queries on having your book project brought to fruition, please <a href=\"mailto:conorwilliampower@gmail.com\">contact Conor<\/a>\u00a0using the details below.<\/p>\n<p>I am also the <strong>author<\/strong> of a <strong>book<\/strong> on my late great father &#8211; former <strong>Waterford hurling goalkeeper<\/strong> and skills coach <strong>Ned Power<\/strong>.\u00a0 The book is\u00a0entitled <strong>&#8220;My Father: A Hurling Revolutionary&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For Further details on this, <a title=\"Click here for details on Book\" href=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/?page_id=752\" target=\"_self\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Like following social media? Then here are my own social media things&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conorpowerjour1?lang=en\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1009\" src=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/twitterbutton.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/conorpowerjournalist\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1008\" src=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/linkedinbutton.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/conorpowerjournalist\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1007\" src=\"http:\/\/conorpower.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/facebookbutton.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the website of Conor Power, award-winning journalist and author based in the southwest corner of Ireland. 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