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John DolanEvening Echo |
One of my warmest childhood memories is of hearing the letterbox clank early of a Saturday morning, jumping out of bed, and racing to the front door...
Every cloud, and all that. It’s been a glorious summer, and Cork has basked in sunshine and warmth for months on end. The bad news is that this is...
The story goes that one day in the 1940s, a few soldiers on Spike Island off Cobh decided to fire the 6-inch guns lying idle in their fort. I guess...
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...
‘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...
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...
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....
“It’s a chance for the people of Cork to pay tribute to my brother, and a wonderful man.” Those are the words of Darby Crowley, brother of Cork...
As a man who is not unaccustomed to doing the weekly grocery shop (a standing ovation? Oh, go on then), there are certain products where you notice...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off next week, and once again Irish fans are left pressing their noses to the sweet shop window, wishing they were on...
For reasons some of you will find hard to fathom, I stood in my living room last Sunday evening with tears brimming in my eyes. A man I had never met...
When the people of Cork heard that one of their favourite sons was in desperate need of their help, they answered the call. Singer and songwriter...
When one of novelist Ernest Hemingway’s characters was asked how he went bankrupt, his response was: “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” I...
Well, are you counting down the days to the presidential election, now that the dust has settled and the deadline for nominations has ended? Did I...
He was lied to, betrayed, and blackmailed by his cunning father - but Andrew Moloney insists he doesn’t have any ‘daddy issues’ after his...
Think of the iconic buildings of Cork, and you may alight upon Shandon church, the Quad at UCC, or Blarney Castle. But there is a strong case to be...
I’ve been thinking a lot about The Broken Window Theory of law and order lately. It comes to mind every time I watch RTÉ’s Crimecall, and look on...
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