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Kathriona Devereuz: Loud music, giddy dogs, booze - my pet hates on Cork beaches

Kathriona Devereuz: Loud music, giddy dogs, booze - my pet hates on Cork beaches

The recent blast of sunny weather transformed our favourite beach haunts into Costa del Cork. When the temperature goes over 20 degrees, there is...

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Visitors to West Cork - never forget to do ‘The Salute’!

Visitors to West Cork - never forget to do ‘The Salute’!

I was driving home on a sunny afternoon recently, when I spied two women walking down the road ahead of me. I did not recognise them as they neared...

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Cork man's mission to deliver supplies to Ukraine

Cork man's mission to deliver supplies to Ukraine

Last month, I took part in a drive to Kyiv to deliver a set of seven ‘end-of-life vehicles’ for use by the Ukrainian emergency services in the...

22.07.2025 10

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Trevor Laffan: Enjoy the break... because the school run is hell on wheels!

Trevor Laffan: Enjoy the break... because the school run is hell on wheels!

A lady called Angie Schmitt wrote a piece in an American publication, The Atlantic. In it, she described the morning school run in Florida. She...

22.07.2025 20

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John Dolan: 40 years on, why it’s wrong to mock ‘moving statue’ pilgrims

John Dolan: 40 years on, why it’s wrong to mock ‘moving statue’ pilgrims

On Monday, July 22, 1985, a local woman in the County Cork village of Ballinspittle, who had been out walking and enjoying a fine summer’s evening...

20.07.2025 10

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Cork Views: We must tax capital and wealth to fund services

Cork Views: We must tax capital and wealth to fund services

Irish people will have noticed that whether it’s a shortage of housing, hospital beds, funding for schools, disability services, or mental health,...

19.07.2025 10

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John Arnold: In Fatima - home of miracles - I pray Cork can pull one off!

John Arnold: In Fatima - home of miracles - I pray Cork can pull one off!

I never met Raymond Smith, though I’ve read most of the 20 books he wrote. He was born in Killaloe in Clare in 1932, the year of the Eucharistic...

18.07.2025 10

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A fun and inspiring line-up at Cork Pride 2025

A fun and inspiring line-up at Cork Pride 2025

The city is set to shine bright as Cork Pride 2025 bursts onto the streets later this month, with its vibrant celebration of LGBTQIA identity,...

18.07.2025 9

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Áilín Quinlan: Too old for walkies, I must accept my poor Molly is fading

Áilín Quinlan: Too old for walkies, I must accept my poor Molly is fading

“There’s no need,” I said a tad desperately. “It’s alright! “You don’t have to! “Honestly! Don’t!” “Stop!” But still she...

17.07.2025 10

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Cork Views: Why anti-racism attitudes must start with us

Cork Views: Why anti-racism attitudes must start with us

Ireland is becoming increasingly diverse. People from many different backgrounds now call this country home, contributing to our schools, communities,...

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Reimagine Cork city? Process has already begun, Taoiseach

Reimagine Cork city? Process has already begun, Taoiseach

A taskforce on Cork city must be focused on ‘reimagining the core’ to entice people to live on shopping and commercial streets, Taoiseach Micheál...

16.07.2025 9

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Citizens Information is celebrating 50 years and reveals the top queries people ask about

Citizens Information is celebrating 50 years and reveals the top queries people ask about

In 2025, we are proudly celebrating 50 years of the Citizens Information Network, a service that has consistently empowered the people of Ireland with...

16.07.2025 10

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Trevor Laffan: TikTok generation should walk in our grandparents’ shoes...

Trevor Laffan: TikTok generation should walk in our grandparents’ shoes...

My son insists on sending me TikTok videos, but I could never watch them because I didn’t have the app. I have enough interaction with social media...

15.07.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Join us as we pay homage to Cork craft

Cork Views: Join us as we pay homage to Cork craft

There’s something quietly powerful about holding a handcrafted object in your hands. There’s a sense that behind its beauty is time, skill, story,...

15.07.2025 10

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We need a blockbuster race for Áras: Here’s John Dolan's box office picks

We need a blockbuster race for Áras: Here’s John Dolan's box office picks

The summer cinema blockbuster season is well and truly upon us. The latest Jurassic Park flick is out, and the new Superman reboot (as the kids say)...

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‘What a legend’: Readers pay tribute to photographer Eddie O'Hare on retirement

‘What a legend’: Readers pay tribute to photographer Eddie O'Hare on retirement

After nearly 50 years of service, staff photographer with The Echo and Irish Examiner Eddie O’Hare has retired. The well-known and highly regarded...

12.07.2025 8

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Cork Views: Community is key to supporting people seeking protection

Cork Views: Community is key to supporting people seeking protection

In Cork and across Ireland, people are arriving every day in search of protection, peace, and the possibility of a better life. These individuals and...

12.07.2025 9

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Nun Frances’ epic journey from Crimean War to Carrigtwohill

Nun Frances’ epic journey from Crimean War to Carrigtwohill

When Frances Taylor and 46 other volunteer nurses arrived at the Military Hospital in Scutari (Istanbul) in January, 1855, the scenes that they...

11.07.2025 20

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Cork Views: Why Old Ireland still fears its trans citizens

Cork Views: Why Old Ireland still fears its trans citizens

A society once lauded for progress on LGBT rights now grapples with a new frontier of bodily autonomy - and the uncomfortable truths it reveals about...

11.07.2025 9

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Three most common kidney-related issues... and how to prevent them

Three most common kidney-related issues... and how to prevent them

As we age, our kidneys - the vital organs responsible for filtering waste from the blood and maintaining fluid balance - often don’t get the...

10.07.2025 8

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Áilín Quinlan: I’ve heard of shrinkflation, but these treats take the biscuit...

Áilín Quinlan: I’ve heard of shrinkflation, but these treats take the biscuit...

Ah, now! What’s happened here, then? I’d just made two mugs of tea and gone to the cupboard for the packet of biscuits we’d bought in such a...

10.07.2025 10

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Cork Views: City growth a key aim for next budget

Cork Views: City growth a key aim for next budget

Ahead of the Dáil summer recess, Cork Business Association (CBA) submitted a comprehensive set of proposals for Budget 2026 to support the business...

09.07.2025 10

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Cork Views: Fewer cars will make new Cork city village such an idyllic spot

Cork Views: Fewer cars will make new Cork city village such an idyllic spot

Where would you prefer to live? Where would you want your children to play or your teens to hang out? Where would you take a walk with a friend? A...

09.07.2025 10

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Cork Views: Our city footpaths are such a risk for walkers

I love Cork city: the buzz of Patrick Street on a Saturday, the spillover of voices from cafés, the friendly greetings of traders who know me by...

08.07.2025 10

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Trevor Laffan: Call me old-fashioned, but a lot of modern art is bananas to me

I admit to being completely clueless when it comes to art, but I’m not the only one. Call me old fashioned, but when I see a fuss being made of a...

08.07.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork’s first Tour de France rider, Eddie Dunbar, has mountain to climb

At noon today, one of the most gruelling sporting events in the world will begin, featuring 184 participants who, to be frank, must all be a little...

06.07.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: How social media can ramp up anxiety levels

Mental disorders among the general population are very high in Ireland and across the EU. Disorders have been rising and will rise further. The mental...

05.07.2025 20

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John Arnold: The hurlers from Cork ‘who really won the game’ for Dublin

It will be close to a full house in Croke Park on Saturday evening when the hurlers of Cork and Dublin meet in the All-Ireland semi-final. Teams from...

04.07.2025 10

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Host of free family events taking place at West Cork Literary Festival

We’re gearing up for the twenty-seventh edition of the West Cork Literary Festival, and we have a packed eight days of workshops, readings, and...

04.07.2025 10

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Áilín Quinlan: Grasshoppers, daisy chains, and that malfunctioning hob

What does a grasshopper have to do with daisy-chains and a malfunctioning hob? Nothing. What does a grasshopper have to do with the truism that a...

03.07.2025 8

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UCC students aim to scale greater heights with new rocket society

With the surge in interest in space exploration, it is no surprise that groundbreaking developments are being made by UCC students to keep Cork at the...

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Residential care: What you need to know on standards

If you, or somebody you know, are living in a nursing home or other residential care service, it must meet certain standards which include the quality...

02.07.2025 10

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A radical new approach to food needed, and Cork can lead way

The inability of children to access healthy food has been a recurring theme for decades. You would think this would be a priority for a wealthy...

02.07.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Trevor Laffan: I checked in holiday luggage, but they made a real bags of it

Hauling holiday luggage around the world by air isn’t always straightforward. I travel back and forth to Cyprus with a small backpack, just big...

01.07.2025 10

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Cork Views: Childless citizens need a fairer deal on tax

We met and married a little later in life - in our 40s. We do not have children of our own, but we do have a family of loved ones who are an important...

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John Dolan: Dear €250m winner, you must be female to keep this secret!

Eleven days after they woke up a multi-millionaire beyond their wildest dreams, the holder of the Cork €250m Euromillions-winning ticket remains a...

29.06.2025 10

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Breaking the silence on urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence is a reality for one in three women - yet it’s a condition few feel comfortable talking about, often one hidden behind stigma,...

28.06.2025 10

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John Arnold: My next job? Liveline host, the Áras, or maybe GAA President!

I might be about to retire from milking cows, but I’ve no intention of becoming ‘a former farmer’. No, opportunity knocks and I’m looking at...

27.06.2025 6

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Simple tips to help improve your quality of life

Constant deadlines, social media comparisons, rising living costs, and a seemingly never-ending diet of bad news - modern life has become a pressure...

27.06.2025 6

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Áilín Quinlan: Living with a clutterbug can be hard, here’s how to deal with it

Can’t stand it. Don’t understand it. Unable to ignore it. The physical mess. The stress. The frustration. The sheer hassle of not being able to...

26.06.2025 8

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Cork Views: A viable alternative to university, the rise of the apprenticeship

There is a quiet revolution happening in the last few years in the provision of career-focused education and training for young people, and indeed the...

26.06.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Cry for help to breathe new life into my beloved Youghal

When a certain government minister some years ago decided to abolish the local Urban Town Councils, he did a terrible disservice to small towns. Then...

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To reduce the road deaths toll, we need to tackle ‘Car Brain’

There have been almost 80 deaths on our roads so far this year, and more than half of these were vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists,...

25.06.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Letter to the Editor: 'We will always remember the kindness of the people of Cork'

I lost my mother in the Air India bombing in 1985. I’m writing to you to request that you reprint the below letter I wrote in 1985 to thank the...

24.06.2025 10

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Trevor Laffan: ‘A needless waste of money - high time for changes to NCT’

I had my car tested at an NCT centre in March. It cost me €55 for the privilege and a couple of hours out of my morning, but it passed the test with...

24.06.2025 10

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John Dolan: A rally in Cork with universal support... housing is Micheál’s downfall

I’ve never attended a rally or a demonstration in my life - and that makes me part of a very large majority. It’s difficult to pin down numbers,...

22.06.2025 10

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How to manage summer arthritis flare-ups

For many, summer conjures images of sunshine, holidays, and long, warm evenings. But for those living with arthritis, rising temperatures can bring a...

21.06.2025 8

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John Arnold: The time has come... Book not closed, just a new chapter to write

“And do they ever talk back, the cows I mean,” he laughed. Well I suppose not many talk to cows, even to their own, but I do. And why wouldn’t...

20.06.2025 10

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Cork Views: Why UCC’s Bystander Intervention programme is so vital

Every single day, abusive behaviour, subtle remarks and gender expectations are normalised in all of our lives. We let seemingly harmless jokes and...

20.06.2025 10

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Could bad behaviour spell the end for the pre-flight tipple?

It’s only a matter of time. As if air travel is not exhausting enough, with the early arrivals, the long, hot, crowded queues at security gates in...

19.06.2025 10

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