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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...

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'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...

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Evening Echo

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...

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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,...

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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...

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