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There is only one thing more disgusting than seeing dog poo on the ground, and that’s stepping in it. Actually, I tell a lie, getting it on your...
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...
We live in an era of disposable culture, where everything is replaceable, and little is truly owned in a meaningful way. We buy, use, and eventually...
Someone was trying to persuade me lately that I sang an incorrect version of one of my very own favourite Elvis songs. We had a heated argument, and...
You know who you are, you beast. Saturday July 11. A quiet, warm, sunny evening shortly before 8pm. On our way to see Donovan at the Everyman Theatre,...
The flagship events of Pride festivities in Cork almost didn’t happen this year following the liquidation of Cork Pride, the previous organisation...
I often think one of the greatest luxuries today isn’t buying something new. It’s knowing exactly who made it. Knowing there was a real person...
Another week, another scorcher. When the paddling pool starts cultivating its own algae bloom after weeks of heat, an emergency trip to the sea is...
There was a story doing the rounds on social media during the recent spell of hot weather. It concerned a young lad who was out walking in the...
After all the panic, the cleaning, the organising and the last-minute “did we forget something?” moments, we finally arrived in Galway. And then...
One of the most famous paintings by the Italian artist Caravaggio is ‘The Calling of Saint Matthew’. Painted around the year 1600 for the...
For years, Micheál Ó Mathúna was doing what so many people do: keeping busy, pushing through, and convincing himself everything was fine. Today,...
At the end of the day, this is about taking responsibility. So let’s stop all the begging and pleading with parents who insist on buying e-scooters...
Scrolling through reviews of ‘best air conditioners for Ireland’ at 4.30am while sitting in your dew-drenched garden is a sure sign Cork is in the...
I am taking on an extraordinary fundraising challenge this summer, walking from Donegal Town to Kinsale, Co. Cork, in support of MS Ireland. I began...
The house I grew up in was sold recently after an eight-year-long probate battle. It had been unoccupied since my mother died in 2017. It was a bit of...
Over the last few months, I’ve spent far more time than I ever expected reviewing planning policy. The National Planning Framework. The Regional...
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....
“You’d probably know it as the place that The Young Offenders was filmed in’’ It’s the go-to line any young Cork Northsider has learned to...
Talking to children lately about money and cash, and notes and coins, you know, I felt as though they thought I was living close to Stone Age times....
I’m issuing a challenge to the Taoiseach and the Minister for Transport. See for yourselves. The shouting. The fighting. The visible drug use on...
One week into the summer holidays and I’ve already reached a conclusion. This isn’t going to be about keeping my children entertained. It’s...
As a heat dome hovered over Europe last month, it reportedly caused dozens of deaths, disruption of power supplies and public transport, closure of...
I fly with Ryanair several times a year, and I don’t have an issue with them. They’re a budget airline and what you see with budget airlines is...
Three months ago, in the staffroom at work, someone casually mentioned they had swapped houses for a holiday. “It was brilliant,” they said....
We in Ireland are a nation of storytellers. Everyone loves a good yarn, and we are the very best at sharing them. Yet, we often forget to tell our own...
A 14-year-old girl walks through the fields on the farm with the sheepdog. She knows that these same fields and this farm could one day be hers. She...
I came out of the Stéphane Grappelli concert at the Cork Jazz Festival feeling his music was almost too good to be true. That was my first taste of...
She flew in from Massachusetts just as the temperatures shot into the late twenties. My friend spent her first week in Cork being roundly...
Out of the thousands of news stories you read in the past year, I wonder how many allowed you to make a better decision about a serious matter...
“Well, Jess,” my Grandad suddenly concludes one Friday as I hand him a mug. “If this journalism thing doesn’t work out, you’d be a great...
The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) is a payment to help families with the cost of school uniforms and shoes. Many families get...
By now, most of you will be aware that TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has announced he has an aggressive form of prostate cancer. He said he has been...
When I was in my twenties, I shared an apartment with two college buddies who were obsessed with football. They bought multiple newspapers a day to...
Work-outs can sometimes feel repetitive or uninspiring, and many people are turning to martial arts to reignite their motivation and transform their...
Cobh Trad Fest returns this summer from July 23-26, and we think it’s shaping up to be our best year yet. We have a fantastic headline line-up at...
There was a time when, if you wanted to drive to a place you had never been to before, you had two choices. Either drive in the general direction and...
“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...
It’s a parenting shift that dad-of-two Kevin Maguire began to notice more and more. It led him to start writing The New Fatherhood newsletter about...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times -the first line from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Published in 1859, the book was all...
For many children growing up in Cork city today, the connection between the food on the table and the farm it came from can feel more distant than it...
Phew. Dodged a bullet there, I thought. Two bullets, even. We’d switched on Netflix to watch Apex, starring Charlize Theron. Theron plays the part...
Why is it that my friends in their twenties, and my parents in their fifties, and my gran in her eighties can’t dislodge the guilt of taking time...
The N71 is my road to heaven. It’s the road I drove to countless happy holidays, bracing swims, island adventures, beautiful meals, mountain...
Sport is amazing. Not everyone loves it, but many do, and I really feel it is an incredible outlet for people of all ages. I feel like Ireland is a...
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