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'I'm proud to fly the flag for the county'

'I'm proud to fly the flag for the county'

Christmas marks the halfway point of my tenure as the Mayor of the County of Cork, and the season of goodwill gives me a chance to look back at...

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Cllr Mary Linehan Foley

R.I.P to Christmas card... and a small part of us has died with it

R.I.P to Christmas card... and a small part of us has died with it

When one of novelist Ernest Hemingway’s characters was asked how he went bankrupt, his response was: “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” I...

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John Dolan

Parents... A guide on how to make your home party-proof

Parents... A guide on how to make your home party-proof

Everybody groaned. Everybody had a horror story. As we sat at the café table, our festively patterned Christmas shopping bags piled up around us,...

24.12.2025 20

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Áilín Quinlan

Niall MacCarthy: Our ‘small airport’ is going places

In the lead up to Christmas, you’d scarcely find a more heartwarming, joyful and happy place than Cork Airport. Simply stand in our Arrivals area...

23.12.2025 9

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Bishop Fintan Gavin: ‘Christmas is a time to reflect and to look forward’

Bishop Fintan Gavin: ‘Christmas is a time to reflect and to look forward’

Over the Christmas season, one of the great gifts we all receive is the gift of a little extra time. For a few days, many of us are freer from the...

23.12.2025 4

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Evening Echo

Kathriona Devereux: Tech giants want us to stay in and scroll: get out and connect

Kathriona Devereux: Tech giants want us to stay in and scroll: get out and connect

Happy eve of Christmas Eve! With just two sleeps to go, I hope you are truly all set for Christmas. If you’ve made it through December’s office...

23.12.2025 5

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Evening Echo

100 years after his birth, a salute to Glucksman

100 years after his birth, a salute to Glucksman

Recently, my phone pinged with a message from a friend, the principal of a school in Cork that participates in the Delivering Equality of...

22.12.2025 10

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Trevor Laffan: Advertisers and influencers be warned, I’m a fashion-free zone

Trevor Laffan: Advertisers and influencers be warned, I’m a fashion-free zone

A guy walked past me in an airport recently and caught my attention. He was in his late thirties approximately, but he could have been younger or...

22.12.2025 5

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John Dolan: Thin gruel... but here’s my top ten TV picks for Christmas ’25

John Dolan: Thin gruel... but here’s my top ten TV picks for Christmas ’25

If you’re a fan of Mrs Brown’s Boys and Fair City, I have good news: You’ll be able to get your regular festive fix of both this Christmas. If...

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