The Team

The Fastnet Group

The Fastnet Group is a multi-disciplined team of professionals, all experts in their field, all West Cork locals or long-standing residents. We can provide seamless, cost-effective online solutions for your business, including website design, hosting and maintenance, integrated social media, e-commerce and digital marketing strategies. Our satisfied clients include hotels, SMEs, retailers, food-producers, professionals of all disciplines, artists and charities.

Dermot Sullivan

Photography & Headshots

Dermot began his career photographing products for Lever Brothers, Raleigh Bicycles, and Falcon Cookers as well as fashion and editorial commissions. A professional photographer, he specialises in weddings and commercial work.

Jenny Dempsey

Graphic Design

Jenny has worked as a designer for the past thirty years and fulfils the design needs of many of the Fastnet Group's clients. In her own practice, Jenny is curious about all aspects of history, and visually communicating heritage stories.

Bev Cotton

Websites & SEO

Founder of Fastnet Websites Bev specializes in websites and e-marketing for clients across a broad range of sectors. With a Masters in Social Science (Oxon) he is an SEO and e-marketing expert. Bev has been a judge for the national Web Awards.

Siobhan Burke

Marketing & Tourism

Siobhán Burke specialises in developing social media plans, profiles, and brands. Her own business, Wordhoard Communications, has developed successful campaigns for the Sheep’s Head and Bantry Tourism Cooperative and the West Cork Islands and others.

Richard Bradburn

Editing & Copywrting

Richard is the Managing Editor of editorial.ie, a literary consultancy with a global client list.

A member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders, he is a published journalist (Irish Times), writer, blogger, and web-content expert.

Phoebe Cotton

Social Media & Accounts

A graduate of Law at UCC, with an MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management, Phoebe is joining Fastnet having gathered extensive experience in digital marketing and web design - with particular experience of the arts scene. Having worked at Cork Opera House, Cork Midsummer Festival, Cork International Film Festival and The O'Reilly Theatre in Dublin, Phoebe is looking forward to working with businesses in West Cork to help them make the most of all that online marketing has to offer.