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Things to do with kids in Cork this Christmas

Things to do with kids in Cork this Christmas

1. Wonderlights at Fota House Wonderlights has returned to Fota House again this Christmas, with over a million lights and sculptures, illuminating a...

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Cork Views: Yes, cash is king... but cards can save you money

Cork Views: Yes, cash is king... but cards can save you money

Cash is King. This is what those in power are now telling us. Of course, most of us knew that all along and are pleased to see our elected officials...

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John Arnold: Time to rest and reflect, festive season only starts on December 8

John Arnold: Time to rest and reflect, festive season only starts on December 8

So here it is...well - nearly Merry Christmas, but Advent is here, the Church’s Liturgical New Year, and of course December is the beginning the...

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Our fight for equal rights for disabled people

Our fight for equal rights for disabled people

Today, December 3, the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities under the theme ‘Fostering Disability-Inclusive Societies...

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Áilín Quinlan: I had a €165 ticket for Bob Dylan...but never got to see him

Áilín Quinlan: I had a €165 ticket for Bob Dylan...but never got to see him

So, I’ll tell you how I went to Bob Dylan and never got to see him. But also how the night restored my faith in the kindness and humanity of the...

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How your business can take steps in December to help navigate the new year

How your business can take steps in December to help navigate the new year

January’s challenges are often created in December, and it’s a truth that many SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) owners across Cork know all too...

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Kathriona Devereux: Great gift ideas that will help you fly Cork flag this Christmas

Kathriona Devereux: Great gift ideas that will help you fly Cork flag this Christmas

It’s December, so it’s officially safe to talk about Christmas. I have already witnessed trolleys teetering with towers of toys departing Smyths....

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Trevor Laffan: The secret to happy retirement in sun? Live like the locals do

Trevor Laffan: The secret to happy retirement in sun? Live like the locals do

It still amazes me how some people always manage to find something to crib about while living or holidaying in idyllic locations. Fellow Echo...

02.12.2025 10

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John Dolan: If you sit a job interview, the least you deserve is a prompt reply

John Dolan: If you sit a job interview, the least you deserve is a prompt reply

Say hello warmly. Look into their eyes. Smile. Shake their hands firmly. Sit down and lean forward slightly in your chair. And, begin... “So, why do...

30.11.2025 20

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Cork Views: 'Bishop Lucey Park will sparkle over the coming weeks with Corkmas events'

Cork Views: 'Bishop Lucey Park will sparkle over the coming weeks with Corkmas events'

It’s prompted debate and discussion, but people have been voting with their feet and flocking in huge numbers to enjoy the new, reimagined Bishop...

29.11.2025 10

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Black Friday? Make it a Green day in Cork instead!

Black Friday? Make it a Green day in Cork instead!

As the festive season approaches, multinational retail chains flood our screens with promotions related to Black Friday tomorrow. A quieter, more...

28.11.2025 9

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John Arnold: I wept as we buried Michael, a friend who lived life with gusto

John Arnold: I wept as we buried Michael, a friend who lived life with gusto

“God help us, Maurice, ’tis the workhouse for us,” was a cant, a saying, I often heard older people repeat down the years. It might have been...

28.11.2025 9

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Áilín Quinlan: Our streets will never be safe if thugs keep getting away with it

Áilín Quinlan: Our streets will never be safe if thugs keep getting away with it

There are nine million bicycles in Beijing, according to Katie Melua. There are also an estimated 1.1 million security cameras in that city....

27.11.2025 8

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Evening Echo

I let my pigeon go at a Cork city park - where is he now?

I let my pigeon go at a Cork city park - where is he now?

I am pure nosey, it’s a talent I have perfected over the years. So, needless to say, I just couldn’t wait to get to see the new-look Bishop Lucey...

27.11.2025 9

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Tips before you buy a gadget gift for a child for Christmas 

Tips before you buy a gadget gift for a child for Christmas 

It’s that time of year again, when many of you may be feeling pressured to buy smart devices for your children. As a parent, I’ve been there and...

26.11.2025 10

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Killer queen! Cork in frontline of battle to stop Asian hornet

Killer queen! Cork in frontline of battle to stop Asian hornet

A hornets’ nest is something we instinctively try to avoid. Most of us, thankfully, have only encountered them metaphorically. Avoiding them...

26.11.2025 10

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Trevor Laffan: Pause and engage... how we can break the cycles of crime

Trevor Laffan: Pause and engage... how we can break the cycles of crime

Research from around the world has shown crime is spatially clustered in ‘hot spots’, according to a recent newspaper report. The finding is so...

25.11.2025 10

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30 years on: Day Ireland lifted ban on divorce

30 years on: Day Ireland lifted ban on divorce

In December, 2017, the New York Times published a lengthy feature under the heading ‘How Ireland Moved to the Left’. At first glance, readers may...

25.11.2025 10

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John Dolan: Retire to a place in the sun? I couldn’t cope with the expats!

John Dolan: Retire to a place in the sun? I couldn’t cope with the expats!

The quote ‘Hell is other people’ is one that often comes to my mind whenever I am in an airport. You’re stuck there in clammy, packed spaces...

23.11.2025 20

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Cork Views: City initiative is a boost for coffee culture

Cork Views: City initiative is a boost for coffee culture

Independent coffee shops across the city are invited to take part in the Cork Business Association’s (CBA) Coffee House Lates initiative later this...

22.11.2025 20

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John Arnold: The life and times of Bartlemy Billy as he enters his 98th year

John Arnold: The life and times of Bartlemy Billy as he enters his 98th year

Imagine a little boy of 11 years old, during the ‘Emergency’ around 1939 or 1940. Times are tough with food rationing on the way and money is...

21.11.2025 10

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Cork Views: 'Hell is... other people on my bus commute'

Cork Views: 'Hell is... other people on my bus commute'

Third level education is a challenge all in itself, but add being a mature student, and a mature student that doesn’t drive, to the mix and you get...

21.11.2025 10

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Cork Views: How law can help us build a better world

Cork Views: How law can help us build a better world

Is international law working in today’s world? That was the theme of a conference I attended recently in UCC’s Council Room organised by FLAC...

20.11.2025 10

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Áilín Quinlan? How much for a new, space-age, state-of-the-art iPhone?!

Áilín Quinlan? How much for a new, space-age, state-of-the-art iPhone?!

I’ve suspected this for a long time, but now I know it’s true. We’ve entirely lost the run of ourselves. Apple, according to a google search,...

20.11.2025 10

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Burning waste? You could be fined €5,000

Burning waste? You could be fined €5,000

Can I burn waste at home? Burning waste in your home or garden is illegal, as it can release harmful chemicals into the air. It is illegal to burn...

19.11.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Kathriona Devereux: ‘The choices we make now will make ripples for decades’

Kathriona Devereux: ‘The choices we make now will make ripples for decades’

RTÉ’s science series 10 Things to Know About has returned, and for the past few months, as one of its presenters, I’ve been travelling around the...

19.11.2025 10

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Dr Catherine Conlon: Are we facing a harsh flu season this year?

Dr Catherine Conlon: Are we facing a harsh flu season this year?

It’s difficult to predict how severe the flu season will be – early signals suggest it could be harsh due to a combination of lagging vaccination...

18.11.2025 20

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Trevor Laffan: You’ve heard about sexism and ageism...what about baldism?

Trevor Laffan: You’ve heard about sexism and ageism...what about baldism?

Those of you who know me will be aware of the fact that I am severely challenged in the follicle department. I don’t have a thatched roof or any...

18.11.2025 10

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John Dolan: From cock-a-hoop to cock-up, an annus horribilis for Micheál

John Dolan: From cock-a-hoop to cock-up, an annus horribilis for Micheál

That old saying about a week being a long time in politics is a load of baloney, when you think about it. It was coined in the 1960s and belongs to a...

16.11.2025 20

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'Volunteering is life-changing': Cork woman travelling to South Africa for building blitz 

'Volunteering is life-changing': Cork woman travelling to South Africa for building blitz 

I work as a finance collections lead in a tech company but I’ve been volunteering with Mellon Educate since 2009. I took a break for a few years...

15.11.2025 10

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Compulsive sexual behaviour: There is help for sufferers

Compulsive sexual behaviour, sometimes called sex addiction or porn addiction, is an issue that many people experience but few feel able to talk...

14.11.2025 8

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‘I was overawed’: Recalling my days at St Colman’s College

When I went to St. Colman’s College in Fermoy for the very first time in September of 1969, I was overawed. A magnificent, huge new building, bright...

14.11.2025 10

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Cork mountain climbing club marks 50 years

Cork Mountaineering Club marks its 50th anniversary this year. Established in November, 1975, the club has a long history of mountaineering...

13.11.2025 7

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A word of warning: Don’t use Google to solve a pain problem

Famous last words: just while I was waiting. Now I rarely frequent vending machines, and I don’t eat protein bars. But it was extremely late, I was...

13.11.2025 10

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Kathriona Devereux: Christmas in October...can we agree to delay using the C-word?

Let me be the first to wish you a “Happy Christmas.” I know it’s only November 11 and Jesus’s big birthday celebration is a mere 44 sleeps...

12.11.2025 10

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Diabetes: Know the risks and address them now

Did you know that diabetes is one of the most commonly diagnosed long-term health conditions in Ireland? As we mark World Diabetes Day on November...

12.11.2025 30

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Trevor Laffan: Dad was a DIY master - sadly, I’m not a chip off his old block

Both of my regular readers here will know by now I’m not gifted when it comes to using my hands. I’m not a DIY enthusiast because I usually end up...

11.11.2025 10

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'The idea of the event was itself an experiment': Celebrating 30 years of Science Week

This month, Ireland will celebrate something remarkable – 30 years of Science Week. Three decades of harnessing the power of curiosity and...

11.11.2025 7

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John Dolan: Covid inquiry must expose the flaws in ultra-cautious policy

Amidst all the slings and arrows hurled by the two candidates in the run up to the presidential election, there was at least one area where both were...

09.11.2025 6

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Cork Views: Why I’m attending COP30 summit in Brazil

I first learned about climate change in the most harmless way - a PowerPoint presentation in primary school, complete with a clip-art polar bear...

08.11.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Enough promises: Make bus plan work for Cork

For too long, Cork has talked about change in public transport without seeing enough of it. BusConnects Cork is our chance to get it right - but only...

07.11.2025 10

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Evening Echo

John Arnold: ‘It’s been some rollercoaster... but what a game and what a finish’

The first time I have a hazy memory of going to a Bride Rovers hurling game, I think, was either 1968 or 1969 when I was 11 or 12. That was a golden...

07.11.2025 10

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One in 10 million... Cork man who died in WWI

My grand-uncle John O’Connell was a Cork man who was one of the estimated ten million soldiers who died in World War I. John - sometimes referred to...

06.11.2025 8

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Áilín Quinlan: Now is a winter of discontent for this inglorious son of York

“There’ll be no bonfires tonight,” the elderly client said gloomily. It was close to lunchtime on Halloween, and we were at the salon getting...

06.11.2025 10

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Evening Echo

A guide to surviving dark days of winter

The clocks have gone back, and winter has arrived with a bang. Days are interminably damp and grey. Evenings are dark and wet and cold. By December,...

05.11.2025 10

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Lucille’s mission to help save babies - from Cork to Africa

Neonatal nurse Lucille Bradfield is entitled to put her feet up. She retired as clinical nurse manager of the Neonatal Unit in Cork University...

05.11.2025 20

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Cork Views: Making MTU a great place to learn

The People and Culture role is a first for MTU - its first Executive-level appointment focused primarily on people and culture. Dr Fenton describes a...

04.11.2025 10

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Before you protest, ask: ‘Who has started this conga line?’

An alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl recently triggered shock and anger across social media. The flashpoint centred on the Citywest hotel,...

04.11.2025 30

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John Dolan: Calm down, I only spoiled my vote, I didn’t shoot my granny!

Who’d have thought a simple stroll down to a polling booth would have generated so much ire among my fellow Irish citizens? All I did, yesterday...

02.11.2025 10

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Domestic violence leave: All you need to know

What is domestic violence leave? If you are experiencing domestic violence and abuse, you may need to take time off work for urgent and essential...

01.11.2025 7

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