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It was Aine Roche of Wexford who wrote the beautiful song I Light A Candle For You - its words explain just exactly what it truly means when one hears...
The banks of the Lee are set to ‘rock for Rory’ again this summer as Cork City Council hosts a free open-air concert celebrating the music and...
The school yearis drawing to a close – for many parents this is a relief. No more getting kids out of bed for school, rushed breakfasts, traffic...
I live in Blarney with Brenda, my wife, and we have two children, Kate and Simon. It’s a busy house, made busier by me being a local councillor on...
I meet up with two good friends, Tommy and Jim, every five or six weeks - for a leisurely breakfast and a hurling chat. In fairness to us three wise...
I was recently selected to participate in the European Student Assembly 2026 on behalf of University College Cork and UNIC, an alliance of ten...
Hypertension Awareness Month in May aimed to increase global awareness about high blood pressure (BP) as the leading preventable cause of premature...
Gather your information from a few select sources that you trust, and always be wary of potential online scams. That was the message delivered at a...
The Carrigaline International Maritime and Folk Festival takes place from June 26-28 with performers from six nations. Heading up the main festival...
It hits me as we pass St Joseph’s Church and both instinctively bless ourselves one- handed. Today, my 89-year-old grandad is driving me to work,...
“Get Your Sh*t Together”. Excuse me, how very dare you! I have my business together. I’m not the one uttering expletives in public places,...
As a private tenant, you have several important rights: You have the right to live in your home without disturbance. If noise from neighbours or other...
I’m reading a book at the moment called Strangers In Time written by David Baldacci. It’s a historical fiction novel set in London during the...
I’m Stephen Comerford. I’m 47 years old and from Cork. I’m husband to Karen and father to Sophie and Stephen. My story dates back to September,...
My connections with Kilworth go back a long way. Two decades after the Famine, my grandmother’s sister Margaret Barry was born - in 1868. She was 32...
As Kelly reached her building, she noticed the front door had been left ajar. She pushed it shut, heard it click, and started up the stairs to her...
Every May from 1980 to the early 1990s, I seemed to have been preparing for an important all-consuming exam. Leaving Cert, Medical School, GP exams,...
A walk through Graffiti Theatre gives us a glimpse of 120 years of a part of Cork’s history. Located on Assumption Road, Blackpool, the distinctive...
How would you feel about a nuclear power station in Aghada? Would you welcome a small modular reactor to Youghal? East Cork TD James O’Connor is...
Last year, almost 5,000 people took part in cancer clinical trials in Ireland. There are currently 131 cancer trials actively recruiting around the...
‘Cyprus has the most courteous drivers in the world!’ That was a headline on the Cyprus Mail here recently. They reported that, according to a...
The year is 2036, and the Government of the day is poised to make a ground-breaking announcement. After a White Paper was published on the subject of...
From the moment I attended a meeting about creating tiny forests hosted by Living Woodlands, I knew that we would have to embark on our own...
I admit I do like talking, and I’m not fussy about my conversational partners - sure, I’d talk to anyone that would talk to me. About 20 years ago...
Women are living longer than ever. In Ireland, a woman born today can expect to outlive her male counterpart by several years. But the uncomfortable...
So, after nearly being reduced to a road-stain by a tractor, and after a severe allergic reaction to some gold-covered hazelnuts, and after my car was...
The Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026 is a measured and necessary response to a market that has...
Regular readers know I am liable to bang on about the brilliance of bikes. This is National Bike Week, and it could not be timelier given the fuel...
I’m 11 years retired this month, and I can hardly believe it. I have no idea where that time went. I had thought that when I retired, time would...
It’s hard to put into words the physical, overwhelming, arresting power of grief. Losing someone to suicide is deeply traumatic — gut-wrenching...
When she was a little girl, Imelda Clancy used to cherish her visits to Cork city to see her parents’ families - and one sound in particular was...
I often wondered how people write songs - readers may say ’tis little enough is bothering you! Too true, but nevertheless the gift of being able to...
When I went into business in 2012, remote working was rare - and few people were talking about artificial intelligence in any meaningful way. Less...
It started with inflammation in my gums and I was first treated with antibiotics for a gum infection. My dentist then sent me to a dental doctor in...
I could hear it coming. I knew by the sound that it was a big, heavy vehicle travelling fast in my direction. I looked to my right and my left. There...
Those of us who were children in the 1970s remember the freedom of being able to roam, cycle around our neighbourhood and to and from school, spending...
How do you feel about opening an all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant? It won’t require major investment, bank loans or planning permission. You can do...
Most of us are law-abiding citizens, but there are many who spend their lives railing against authority. They engage in anti-social behaviour,...
Cobh will once again host a solemn and dignified tribute this month as the annual Lusitania Commemoration Ceremony takes place on Sunday, May 10. The...
Everyone said it would be easy. Easy-peasy. Easy as pie. My wife, my teenage kids, my work colleagues. A doddle, they said. So I’m not really sure...
The countdown is on for a brand new festival taking place this May bank holiday weekend. After making its mark in Belfast for the last 20 years, Cork...
Imagine your 11-year-old daughter staring into the mirror, not seeing the freckles you love, but a “flawed” canvas needing filler, Botox, and...
Written in white in an attractive, flowing script on the back window of the tractor cab, the words were clearly visible. All the same, I had to read...
A national campaign to drive public awareness of heart failure and promote early detection is coming to Cork city early next week. Blackpool Shopping...
It was one of those mornings. I was on my way to host an event in Dublin, leaving home at 6.30am to catch the train to the big smoke. I usually cycle...
As households pay closer attention to how energy is used in the home, amid rising energy bills, electricity suppliers have launched a new guide to...
I grew up in the 1960s in Cobh in a house that directly overlooked the Cork harbour area. At night, the harbour was a dark and mysterious place and as...
Anyone out there with the surname Mulligan? Because - and I hope this excites you as much as it excites me - I’ve just discovered that there’s a...
After Mass of a Sunday, and at meetings and matches with the last two months, I’m being asked: “Well, John, what’s it like to be retired from...
When people hear about a choral festival, they might think about formal concerts and polished performances. That’s part of it, but just as important...
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