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UCC President: Reflecting on 180 years of excellence

2025 was a milestone year for us as we celebrated our 180th birthday. From our modest beginnings with 23 dedicated teaching staff who sought to...

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John Arnold: Farewell dapper wordsmith Bill - my learned friend and guide

Back in 1965, The Kinks had a huge hit with their song Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, and over the years, any time I ever heard it on the wireless at...

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Explainer: What is an auto-enrolment pension?

What is auto-enrolment? Auto-enrolment is a new pension savings scheme for certain employees who are not paying into a pension. They will be...

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Áilín Quinlan: It’s so bad on our roads, I can’t trust zebra crossings any more

I don’t trust zebra crossings anymore. Because of this. One morning, as I prepared to step onto the familiar white lines, a car approached. The car...

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Cork County Council Chief Executive: ‘We are committed to improving services in Cork’

2025 was a busy one as Cork County Council continued to deliver vital services for the people we serve. Our mission is clear: to foster vibrant and...

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Could a cable car be the answer to Cork's traffic woes? 

Happy New Year! The selection boxes have been decimated, the Christmas pudding devoured, and I don’t want to see another Christmas sambo for 12...

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Trevor Laffan: I really don’t need a new car... but I can easily be led astray!

This is the time of year when many of you will be thinking about changing the car, and good luck to you if you are. For some, it might be out of...

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CBA President: ‘Cork is emerging with renewed belief in its potential as a modern European city’

As we wrapped up 2025, I was proud to reflect on a year defined by collaboration, resilience and real progress for Cork’s business community. While...

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John Dolan: 24 years and a Saipan film later ... I still think Roy was in wrong

There is a scene at the end of the new film Saipan - about the infamous bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy before the 2002 World Cup - where...

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My Cork panto days with iconic TV ad star 'Sally O'Brien'

When I recently visited the Cork City Library and viewed the exhibition of Cork Opera House memorabilia currently on display there, my eye was...

03.01.2026 10

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'I passed my driving test, and tootled off to see Pearl Jam at Millstreet'

It was perhaps a sign of the changes going on in music in the mid-1990s when you consider that Pearl Jam played their first Cork gig, at the Green...

01.01.2026 10

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Áilín Quinlan: Let Them...a revelation just in time to ring in the New Year

Teetering on the edge of the New Year, a revelation. I generally don’t do self-help books and I certainly try to avoid making them the potential...

01.01.2026 10

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Kathriona Devereux: Amidst the doom and gloom, 3 reasons to be cheerful in 2025

Kathriona Devereux: Amidst the doom and gloom, 3 reasons to be cheerful in 2025

Are we in agreement that 2025 has been a horrendous one for the history books? The ongoing genocides and suffering in Gaza and Sudan. Growing...

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Jimmy Crowley: Marking a century of Amhrán na bhFiann

Jimmy Crowley: Marking a century of Amhrán na bhFiann

The Soldiers’ Song was composed by Brendan Behan’s uncle, Peadar Kearney, in 1907, working in collaboration with Patrick Heeney, who was mainly...

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Trevor Laffan: Gen Zzzzzzz! You have to face up to life, kids, not stay in bed

Trevor Laffan: Gen Zzzzzzz! You have to face up to life, kids, not stay in bed

For those of you who need reminding, Generation Z, or Zoomers as they’re sometimes described, are the generation born between 1997 and 2012....

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Evening Echo

Bishop Fintan Gavin: ‘Christmas is a time to reflect and to look forward’

Over the Christmas season, one of the great gifts we all receive is the gift of a little extra time. For a few days, many of us are freer from the...

24.12.2025 10

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Niall MacCarthy: Our ‘small airport’ is going places

In the lead up to Christmas, you’d scarcely find a more heartwarming, joyful and happy place than Cork Airport. Simply stand in our Arrivals area...

24.12.2025 10

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Kathriona Devereux: Tech giants want us to stay in and scroll: get out and connect

Happy eve of Christmas Eve! With just two sleeps to go, I hope you are truly all set for Christmas. If you’ve made it through December’s office...

24.12.2025 10

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100 years after his birth, a salute to Glucksman

Recently, my phone pinged with a message from a friend, the principal of a school in Cork that participates in the Delivering Equality of Opportunity...

23.12.2025 10

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Trevor Laffan: Advertisers and influencers be warned, I’m a fashion-free zone

A guy walked past me in an airport recently and caught my attention. He was in his late thirties approximately, but he could have been younger or...

23.12.2025 9

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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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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...

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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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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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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,...

18.12.2025 10

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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,...

17.12.2025 10

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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...

17.12.2025 10

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Do you have a fear of Christmas season?

A fear of Christmas is something you may not have even imagined, but it’s very real for those living with Christougenniatikophobia - and no less...

16.12.2025 9

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Trevor Laffan: Sorry, if an alien comes to my bedside, I will definitely panic

There is an association called CERO in France which brings people together who claim to have met aliens. The group facilitates those who believe alien...

16.12.2025 10

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John Dolan: There’s some awful drivers out there... learners are the safest

There are far too many learner drivers on our roads, we are told. And it’s true: Figures in recent weeks revealed there were 394,128 L-plate...

14.12.2025 30

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Cork Views: What makes Rotary Tree of Remembrance so special

It’s that time of year again! As Cork city prepares to sparkle for Christmas, one festive landmark stands out - not just for its beauty, but for its...

13.12.2025 10

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How to enjoy Christmas without burn-out

s the festive season draws near, many people experience a blend of excitement and mounting pressure. Here, I will share some guidance on how to...

12.12.2025 7

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John Arnold: Reflections on my December pilgrimage to Lourdes

On my way to Lourdes last week, I was thinking about the ‘great debate’ at the Council of Trent, 1545-1563 and later the ‘theological...

12.12.2025 10

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Evening Echo

9 tips to get you safely through Christmas

As we prepare for the festive season, we navigate our to-do list and our diaries with anticipation while bracing ourselves for the extravagance –...

11.12.2025 8

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Áilín Quinlan: Would you pay someone else to decorate your home for Christmas?

Oh, what would I give? To come home from work to find the house transformed into a childhood Christmas fantasy. To walk in the door and see a tall,...

11.12.2025 10

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Explainer: What supports are available to self-employed people? 

Q: What supports are available if I am self-employed and become unemployed? If you find yourself unemployed or you are getting less work than before,...

10.12.2025 10

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Farewell to the Coliseum, a place that bowled generations over

There are just two weeks left to get a last strike at the Coliseum, as the long-running entertainment complex, officially known as Leisureplex, closes...

10.12.2025 20

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Boundary disputes: What you need to know...

Q: Who owns the boundary between your property and your neighbour’s? The general rule is that any boundaries between your land and your...

09.12.2025 10

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Trevor Laffan: I’m a grinch, but there was one festive hug I’ll cherish forever

Is Christmas all it’s cracked up to be? I’m not so sure, but it is almost upon us. Not for everyone though is it ‘the season to be jolly, tra la...

09.12.2025 10

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John Dolan: There’s a song about Killeagh? And who in hell is Bad Bunny?

I’ve come to the conclusion that I really need to get out more. No, literally. I really need to get out of the house more - and specifically, I need...

07.12.2025 10

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Things to do with kids in Cork this Christmas

1. Wonderlights at Fota House Wonderlights has returned to Fota House again this Christmas, with over a million lights and sculptures, illuminating a...

06.12.2025 10

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Cork Views: Yes, cash is king... but cards can save you money

Cash is King. This is what those in power are now telling us. Of course, most of us knew that all along and are pleased to see our elected officials...

05.12.2025 10

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John Arnold: Time to rest and reflect, festive season only starts on December 8

So here it is...well - nearly Merry Christmas, but Advent is here, the Church’s Liturgical New Year, and of course December is the beginning the...

05.12.2025 10

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Our fight for equal rights for disabled people

Today, December 3, the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities under the theme ‘Fostering Disability-Inclusive Societies...

04.12.2025 9

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Áilín Quinlan: I had a €165 ticket for Bob Dylan...but never got to see him

So, I’ll tell you how I went to Bob Dylan and never got to see him. But also how the night restored my faith in the kindness and humanity of the...

04.12.2025 9

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Evening Echo

How your business can take steps in December to help navigate the new year

January’s challenges are often created in December, and it’s a truth that many SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) owners across Cork know all too...

03.12.2025 10

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Kathriona Devereux: Great gift ideas that will help you fly Cork flag this Christmas

It’s December, so it’s officially safe to talk about Christmas. I have already witnessed trolleys teetering with towers of toys departing Smyths....

03.12.2025 9

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Trevor Laffan: The secret to happy retirement in sun? Live like the locals do

It still amazes me how some people always manage to find something to crib about while living or holidaying in idyllic locations. Fellow Echo...

02.12.2025 10

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John Dolan: If you sit a job interview, the least you deserve is a prompt reply

Say hello warmly. Look into their eyes. Smile. Shake their hands firmly. Sit down and lean forward slightly in your chair. And, begin... “So, why do...

30.11.2025 20

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