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John Dolan: Thin gruel... but here’s my top ten TV picks for Christmas ’25

John Dolan: Thin gruel... but here’s my top ten TV picks for Christmas ’25

If you’re a fan of Mrs Brown’s Boys and Fair City, I have good news: You’ll be able to get your regular festive fix of both this Christmas. If...

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Cork man with unique place in US history to be celebrated as part of Irish America 250

Cork man with unique place in US history to be celebrated as part of Irish America 250

“Never has a nation so small inspired so much in another” – President Barrack Obama, Irish America 250 From conception to birth, and from...

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Conor Healy: 'The ambition for Cork is clear...now the task is to deliver'

Conor Healy: 'The ambition for Cork is clear...now the task is to deliver'

The Christmas and New Year period is always a useful moment to pause. In business, we are rarely afforded the luxury of looking back for long; the...

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Evening Echo

John Arnold: A year of ups and downs... in life, in sports, and on my farm

John Arnold: A year of ups and downs... in life, in sports, and on my farm

Here we are, a week before Christmas, and I’m still asking myself, ‘Where did that year go at all?’ Maybe as one gets older – and not a lot wiser -...

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Evening Echo

Áilín Quinlan: I went to pick up something easy for dinner...but paused

Áilín Quinlan: I went to pick up something easy for dinner...but paused

If you’re feeling €20 is the new €10, or €10 is the new fiver when it comes to food shopping in this country, read on. Mid to late afternoon,...

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Evening Echo

Catherine Conlon: 'I took a break from the hectic Christmas build-up and went to Glenstal'

Catherine Conlon: 'I took a break from the hectic Christmas build-up and went to Glenstal'

As the news fills with articles about ‘surviving Christmas’. I took a different route this year and spent five days in Glenstal. I moved away from...

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Evening Echo

Explainer: What is assisted decision-making? 

Explainer: What is assisted decision-making? 

Decision-making is an integral part of our lives. At different times, we make important decisions about our finances, property, employment,...

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Evening Echo

Kathriona Devereux: 'Irish audiences are a curious bunch'

Kathriona Devereux: 'Irish audiences are a curious bunch'

For the past 11 years, I have had the privilege of travelling around our beautiful country meeting some of Ireland’s best and brightest minds while...

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