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As cities across Europe broiled under repeated heatwaves and devastating wildfires this summer, it is now blatantly obvious that they need...
This Saturday, for one day only, Cork’s most unique and historic buildings and spaces will once again open their doors and invite us in to hear the...
‘How do you mean -taking books to school? Did ye actually have real books made of paper in the house and went to a real school building-like we saw...
Seriously? In less than a week? Background: We’d had some work done to the house. Serious work, sensible work, dirty, dusty, noisy work that was...
A stoma is a surgically created opening on the surface of the abdomen that connects the digestive or urinary tract to the outside of the body,...
Last week, a wetsuit-clad team of ace swimmers emerged from the water at the Port of Cork having completed a nine-day, 81km-long water odyssey from...
Earlier this year, my mother was invited to work in Paris for a few months. It was a lucky coincidence as it was my Transition Year - so I decided to...
The Premier League football season is almost upon us so it’s time to get ready for a lot of bad acting. Players rolling around the ground feigning...
I’m not saying that Ireland has endured some perishingly cold summers in the past - but I do recall one chilly day on a beach in Sligo where I...
Cancer continues to be one of Ireland’s most significant public health challenges. As the demand for cancer services grows and medical innovation...
I was only ten when the train to Fermoy from Mallow and on to Waterford ceased to operate. So ’twill be 60 years next March since the last train...
My home in Cork is more than 500km from the home of Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald in Coleraine, Co. Derry. Driving to Derry from Cork means you see...
Wow, I thought, tentatively toeing what was left of the lawn, I’d forgotten what wet grass felt like. I’d even half-forgotten what green grass...
We spend weeks looking forward to our holidays, yet for many people the first couple of days are accompanied by bloating, constipation, diarrhoea ,or...
Last week, I found myself sitting in a bright orange rib, packed hip to hip with neoprene-wrapped strangers. The excitement was high. Half of the...
I know some people will find it hard to believe, but I wasn’t always a cantankerous old fart. There was a time when I was actually young and...
I lived in Cork city for almost a decade in the early 2000s, and was a feature writer with the then Evening Echo for four years. During that time, I...
‘Doing Pana’ is still a major part of the Cork lexicon, but is it even a thing any more? Do people, young or old, still meet up with a friend (or...
The controversy over the future of the site of the former mother and baby home in Bessborough is a reminder of the cosy collusion between Church and...
At about a quarter to two last Sunday, I had a few words with Jarlath Burns in Croke Park. In the Hogan Stand, he was deep in conversation with...
Em Egan Reeve is co-founder and co-host of Litreacha , a popular queer open mic event held monthly in queer-friendly bar Nudes on Lavitt’s Quay in...
First off, I should say that I’ve had dogs all my life. I love dogs, and dogs usually like me. In fact, a lot of the time I tend to like and trust...
A decade ago, an old friend worked as a vet in Al Ain Zoo in Abu Dhabi. Tales of caring for tigers and cheetahs made the job sound exotic and exciting...
This Thursday, the Society of Young Solicitors (SYS) are hosting an evening for young solicitors to support them in navigating such a high pressure...
When people think about the world’s cybersecurity powerhouses, Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv or Singapore often spring to mind. Ireland is less...
There is only one thing more disgusting than seeing dog poo on the ground, and that’s stepping in it. Actually, I tell a lie, getting it on your...
What a grand summer we are having! And we wait so long for a spell of unbroken hot, sunny, and dry weather that we are loathe to moan in case we jinx...
We live in an era of disposable culture, where everything is replaceable, and little is truly owned in a meaningful way. We buy, use, and eventually...
Someone was trying to persuade me lately that I sang an incorrect version of one of my very own favourite Elvis songs. We had a heated argument, and...
You know who you are, you beast. Saturday July 11. A quiet, warm, sunny evening shortly before 8pm. On our way to see Donovan at the Everyman Theatre,...
The flagship events of Pride festivities in Cork almost didn’t happen this year following the liquidation of Cork Pride, the previous organisation...
I often think one of the greatest luxuries today isn’t buying something new. It’s knowing exactly who made it. Knowing there was a real person...
Another week, another scorcher. When the paddling pool starts cultivating its own algae bloom after weeks of heat, an emergency trip to the sea is...
There was a story doing the rounds on social media during the recent spell of hot weather. It concerned a young lad who was out walking in the...
After all the panic, the cleaning, the organising and the last-minute “did we forget something?” moments, we finally arrived in Galway. And then...
One of the most famous paintings by the Italian artist Caravaggio is ‘The Calling of Saint Matthew’. Painted around the year 1600 for the...
For years, Micheál Ó Mathúna was doing what so many people do: keeping busy, pushing through, and convincing himself everything was fine. Today,...
At the end of the day, this is about taking responsibility. So let’s stop all the begging and pleading with parents who insist on buying e-scooters...
Scrolling through reviews of ‘best air conditioners for Ireland’ at 4.30am while sitting in your dew-drenched garden is a sure sign Cork is in the...
I am taking on an extraordinary fundraising challenge this summer, walking from Donegal Town to Kinsale, Co. Cork, in support of MS Ireland. I began...
The house I grew up in was sold recently after an eight-year-long probate battle. It had been unoccupied since my mother died in 2017. It was a bit of...
Over the last few months, I’ve spent far more time than I ever expected reviewing planning policy. The National Planning Framework. The Regional...
Happy 100th birthday to Amhrán na bhFiann. A hundred years ago, the head of the Irish government, WT Cosgrave, adopted it as the National Anthem....
“You’d probably know it as the place that The Young Offenders was filmed in’’ It’s the go-to line any young Cork Northsider has learned to...
Talking to children lately about money and cash, and notes and coins, you know, I felt as though they thought I was living close to Stone Age times....
I’m issuing a challenge to the Taoiseach and the Minister for Transport. See for yourselves. The shouting. The fighting. The visible drug use on...
One week into the summer holidays and I’ve already reached a conclusion. This isn’t going to be about keeping my children entertained. It’s...
As a heat dome hovered over Europe last month, it reportedly caused dozens of deaths, disruption of power supplies and public transport, closure of...
I fly with Ryanair several times a year, and I don’t have an issue with them. They’re a budget airline and what you see with budget airlines is...
Three months ago, in the staffroom at work, someone casually mentioned they had swapped houses for a holiday. “It was brilliant,” they said....
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