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Cork families urged to donate pre-loved toys to a good cause

Cork families urged to donate pre-loved toys to a good cause

In the run-up to the festive season, the Enable Ireland charity shops in Cork, including the new homewares shop on 33, North Main Street in the city,...

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TV producer: I had to leave Cork to discover I had a grá for Irish

TV producer: I had to leave Cork to discover I had a grá for Irish

Growing up in Macroom in the 1980s, speaking Irish wasn’t exactly cool. In fact, I did everything I could to avoid it. My parents had a huge love...

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'I never want a teen to say they can’t do maths': Cork start-up aims to help students

'I never want a teen to say they can’t do maths': Cork start-up aims to help students

It is ten o’clock on a Tuesday night. A third year is at the kitchen table with her maths homework open, stuck on the same question for 20 minutes....

03.11.2026 10

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Explainer: What you need to know about penalty points

Penalty points help to enforce road rules and improve road safety. If you commit a motoring offence and the penalty includes penalty points, your...

27.10.2026 40

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Cork Views: Eye and ear care could ward off dementia

We talk a lot about living longer. We think about what we eat, how much we move, how well we sleep, and what we can do to stay healthy as we get...

21.10.2026 20

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Cork Views: CCTV can play a big part in making our city safe

Two hundred and thirty-four days. That was the time between receiving a response about CCTV provision around the Blackrock Line Greenway and last...

20.10.2026 30

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Recalling Cork polio outbreak 70 years on

Polio Survivors Ireland is hosting a special event tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20, to mark 70 years since the devastating 1956 outbreak in Cork. The...

19.10.2026 30

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Cork mum: 'DLD is hard to understand, but much harder for those who have it'

My 11-year-old twin sons, Tommy and Tony, were diagnosed with DLD in 2022. It is a common neurodevelopmental condition that causes lifelong...

15.10.2026 30

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Cork pharmacies back campaign to highlight free bowel cancer screening

The HSE and Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) are encouraging people aged 57-71 to talk to their community pharmacy team about taking part in BowelScreen,...

13.10.2026 30

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Dr Catherine Conlon: Benefits of shingles vaccine may go beyond protection from condition

A national shingles vaccination programme for the over-65s will start on a phased basis from the middle of next year, after its approval in Budget...

13.10.2026 50

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Cork Views: 'Being a part of my local young council gives young people a voice'

Being a part of my local youth council, Cork City Comhairle na nÓg, gives me and other young members aged 12-17 a chance to discuss and take action...

11.10.2026 30

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Letter to the Editor: Motorists - beware of geese near the Lough

Whilst driving to Abbeyville Veterinary Clinic in Togher with my dog recently, I witnessed three or four geese making their way out onto the road at...

09.10.2026 30

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Evening Echo

'You need more than a State pension to retire on'

Another October, another modest pension rise in this week’s budget, and another reminder that the State pension alone won’t ensure a fulfilling...

09.10.2026 30

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Cork Views: Art show explores impact of online world

Waking up in the morning, I instinctively reach for my phone. I am not answering a call or a message; like most people these days, I catch up on...

08.10.2026 30

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Mario Rosenstock: Play at a Cork city school changed my life

It was called Rochelle House, located on the old Blackrock Road in Cork. Bizarrely, it had been a school for French girls up until the mid-1970s,...

06.10.2026 30

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‘The rules change’: Cork mum on life with MS

A Cloyne mum-of-two is calling on schools, families and readers across Cork to pick up a book this November as she takes on the role of MS Readathon...

05.10.2026 30

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Cork dad recalls day his daughter started speaking again after tumour impacted speech

A Cork father has recalled the day his daughter began speaking after a brain tumour robbed her of her voice. James O’Riordan, 42, from Cloyne, his...

01.10.2026 30

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Explainer: What you need to know about fuel allowance

The main Social Welfare support with heating costs is the Fuel Allowance. Paid to only one person in a household, it normally begins in late September...

30.09.2026 30

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Cork Views: How we can make most out of school meals

Ireland’s School Meals Programme is one of the most important public health measures introduced in recent years. Giving every child access to a...

29.09.2026 40

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Kathriona Devereux: Covid, saunas, Cork cable cars - hot topics of my Echo years

This will be my last column for The Echo. It has been a privilege to share my thoughts, opinions, and passions with you for the past six years....

29.09.2026 30

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John Dolan: What a newshound... meet the assistance dog called ‘Echo’!

Here at The Echo, we love a newshound with a nose for a good story who can chase up a lead... and this young pup is now the leader of our pack. Yes,...

25.09.2026 40

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'I'm developing a 3D-printed powered prosthetic hand...here's my advice to students with an idea'

My interest in 3D printing started long before ReAble Labs existed. Back around 2008 or 2009, my father bought a 3D printer. It cost about €30,000...

24.09.2026 40

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Cork Views: Solutions to local social challenges are on our doorstep

When we talk about tackling Ireland’s most complex social challenges, there can be a temptation to look for a single, top-down solution. But...

23.09.2026 40

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Simple advice to help gardeners protect plant health

Whether we are tending a window box, working on a farm, walking through a woodland, or choosing plants at a garden centre, we all depend on healthy...

22.09.2026 40

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Cork Views: My experience led me to create inclusive dance programme

When I was a teenager, a dance teacher came to my school and invited my classmates to take part in a performance. I was the only student with a...

21.09.2026 50

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Cork Views: I was in a dark place: here’s how I rebuilt my life

There was a time I was full of confidence. I was outgoing, positive, and the kind of person who could walk into a room and make friends with anyone....

17.09.2026 50

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8 steps to cut risk of stroke or a heart attack

People in Cork have been urged to take small steps to reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke. Around 16 people have a heart attack in Ireland...

16.09.2026 40

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Thinking about getting a dog? Here's what you need to think about first

Dogs are increasingly seen as part of the family in Ireland, and that has shaped the way we think about responsible dog ownership. Bringing a dog home...

14.09.2026 50

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John Dolan: The day Cork gave a mighty snub to a visiting US President

When U.S President Donald Trump sets foot in Ireland on Saturday for a two-day visit, a few million people would love to send him packing with a flea...

11.09.2026 50

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Evening Echo

Cork TD: 'I don't want my story to be about 'beating' epilepsy..I haven't beaten anything'

I never planned to talk publicly about my epilepsy. Now I know why I should. For most of my life, I was never sick. I genuinely don’t think I missed...

10.09.2026 50

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Evening Echo

150 free events taking place in towns and villages in Cork for Culture Night

Cork County Council will present more than 150 free events across towns, villages and islands throughout the county as part of Culture Night 2026....

10.09.2026 60

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ISCP Chief: Physiotherapy must be central to stroke care

As Ireland marks World Physiotherapy Day on Tuesday, a growing body of Irish research into stroke recovery shows why physiotherapy must be recognised...

07.09.2026 50

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Cork Views: Why I ditched my master’s career path to work at pizza joint

When he ditched his plans for a career in the pharmaceutical industry to work in a pizza fast food restaurant, Ola Azeez admits: “My friends thought...

03.09.2026 40

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'Tour the city and see something new': Culture Night returns to Cork city

Culture Night 2026 takes place on Friday, September 18, inviting people to come together for a night of free cultural discovery, creativity and...

01.09.2026 50

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Evening Echo

Explainer: How you can get free travel to the North

A Free Travel Public Services Card may be used to travel free of charge on cross-border journeys between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland,...

31.08.2026 50

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Have your say on Cork city speed limits

The response to Cork City Council’s initial consultation on proposed changes to speed limits has shown just how much people care about the future of...

27.08.2026 50

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Cork Views: Every September, those three famous words appear in the chat....Just a reminder

Every year, we convince ourselves this will finally be the September we have it all together… and every September has other plans. It is the middle...

26.08.2026 50

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Áilín Quinlan: Wide awake at 3am, a spooky audiobook cured my insomnia

So, I got through the hot spell when half the country couldn’t sleep. I got through years of every imaginable kind of ups and downs, crises and...

26.08.2026 60

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: We must prioritise the frustrated 50% in our society in Budget 2027

Budget 2027 will happen on October 6. There is no sense that anybody in the struggling 50% is talking about it or believes that anything much will...

25.08.2026 50

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Kathriona Devereux: I was among 38,000 who thrilled to The Sound Of Music in Cork..bravo!

As a child, I owned a VHS copy of The Sound Of Music and watched it repeatedly. The Rodgers and Hammerstein lyrics and tunes are engraved on my brain...

25.08.2026 50

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Cork cardiologist: Beware of using a watch to monitor your heart

“I got an alert on my watch.” It’s a phrase I hear increasingly often in the clinic. Sometimes it’s a notification about a high heart rate....

24.08.2026 50

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Evening Echo

Trevor Laffan: A rail security force would be great, but I’ll still avoid trains

It’s not a paper I read every day, but according to the Asia Times, India has the fourth-largest railway network in the world, after the United...

24.08.2026 50

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What students in Cork need to know ahead of Leaving Cert results day

With the Leaving Certificate results being released on Friday at 10am, it can be a nerve-wracking time for students and parents who have waited...

20.08.2026 50

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: We need political leadership to combat racism

In June, I posted on social media about the uncertainty hanging over more than 500 Ukrainian residents in Trabolgan in East Cork. I wrote about...

20.08.2026 50

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Cork Views: How online manosphere demeans men as well as women

It is blatantly clear that the manosphere is by no means a niche corner of the internet any more. Figures such as Andrew Tate have amassed enormous...

19.08.2026 60

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Evening Echo

Some of Cork's most unique buildings to open their doors to public for one day only

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...

13.08.2026 40

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Evening Echo

Cork city event for patients with a stoma

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,...

11.08.2026 60

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From source to port: Four swimmers complete 81km River Lee adventure in 9 days

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...

11.08.2026 50

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A TY stint in Paris proved a real eye-opener for one Cork student

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...

10.08.2026 50

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Shaping the future of cancer care in Ireland

Cancer continues to be one of Ireland’s most significant public health challenges. As the demand for cancer services grows and medical innovation...

06.08.2026 60

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