Leading regional newspaper The Southern Star introduced a weekly column devoted to the serieshttps://www.southernstar.ie/news/west-cork-podcast-review-episode-7-the-arrest-4223893, noting that "The amount of future projects the West Cork podcast has either inspired or influenced is truly mind boggling." The columnist is effusive in their praise for the series, writing at one point: "we’re only three minutes into episode two of 13 and I’ve never felt more alive."
