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John Dolan: My €9.57 tip for Grand National - and strange theory behind it!

John Dolan: My €9.57 tip for Grand National - and strange theory behind it!

Ah, Aintree Grand National day. Like the TV close-ups of azaleas at the U.S Masters, it’s one of the sporting signs that spring has arrived, along...

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Evening Echo

Cork food: 'Fast Al’s and Hillbilly’s are a rite of passage for every Corkonian'

Cork food: 'Fast Al’s and Hillbilly’s are a rite of passage for every Corkonian'

The U.S burger and fries chain, Wendy’s, has chosen Cork as the first place to plant its flag in Ireland. People are, generally, not happy about it....

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How easy is it to navigate Cork city on crutches? Adrienne Acton found out

How easy is it to navigate Cork city on crutches? Adrienne Acton found out

Having had two surgeries back-to-back, I recently found myself manoeuvring around with the aid of two crutches. Wonderful things once you get the hang...

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'We're not here to reinvent the wheel': Project puts Cork's transport systems in focus 

'We're not here to reinvent the wheel': Project puts Cork's transport systems in focus 

We all have places we need to be and people we’d like to see. For most of us, travel is about everyday life - getting to work, visiting friends,...

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Centuries of life and history... now this house will be no more

Cork Views: Centuries of life and history... now this house will be no more

It happened on a sunny, summer Sunday morning. My neighbour, the late Jim Ahern of Hightown, remembered it well and reckoned it might have been around...

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Dispelling common autism myths

Cork Views: Dispelling common autism myths

April 2 is Autism Awareness Day, a time to recognise just how much our understanding of autism has evolved in the last 20 years. It is estimated that...

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Áilín Quinlan: 'How much...now my jaw crashed to the floor'

Áilín Quinlan: 'How much...now my jaw crashed to the floor'

“You’re kidding me,” I said to the butcher. He wasn’t. See, the thing is, I’d a mind for a bit of lamb. Maybe it was simply association –...

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Evening Echo

Kathriona Devereux: Forget the Swiss Army knife - how will you feed the baby in a disaster? 

Kathriona Devereux: Forget the Swiss Army knife - how will you feed the baby in a disaster? 

In the aftermath of Storm Éowyn, I wrote about how we all need to become preppers in a climate changed world. Someone high up in the EU must be an...

02.04.2025 9

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Evening Echo

Trevor Laffan: 'I have no desire to get naked in public'

Trevor Laffan: 'I have no desire to get naked in public'

The media in the UK has been warning British tourists holidaying on the Algarve this summer that they could face £1,250 fines if they are caught...

01.04.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork art exhibition inspired by children of Gaza

Cork art exhibition inspired by children of Gaza

When friends Féile Butler, of Sligo, and Mohammed Timraz, of Gaza, began swapping images of children’s art over WhatsApp in June last year, they...

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Evening Echo

John Dolan: Should a Cork city teacher be paid more than a county one?

John Dolan: Should a Cork city teacher be paid more than a county one?

Sure, there are wars taking place, and there is much talk about tariffs, there’s global instability, and of course climate change. But few topics...

30.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

'Retaining talent requires more than competitive salaries and standard benefits'

'Retaining talent requires more than competitive salaries and standard benefits'

In today’s highly competitive job market, retaining and attracting top talent requires more than just competitive salaries and standard benefits....

29.03.2025 5

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Evening Echo

John Arnold: Day I got my stool sample and Winning Streak ticket mixed up

John Arnold: Day I got my stool sample and Winning Streak ticket mixed up

Tomorrow, March 28, is Daffodil Day. Started under the guidance of Dr Austin Darragh, then President of the Irish Cancer Society, it was first...

28.03.2025 7

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Evening Echo

Áilín Quinlan: Adolescence series is a warning siren for parents, the government and gardaí

Áilín Quinlan: Adolescence series is a warning siren for parents, the government and gardaí

It’s caused a tsunami of concern in the UK. And it should be doing the same here. Ireland has the same toxic childhood culture as the UK, driven by...

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: 'Being bored for a moment has become the enemy'

Cork Views: 'Being bored for a moment has become the enemy'

Having to wait for a reward is something that has been confined to the past. Those of us of a certain age had to wait patiently for a new item of...

27.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: In another few weeks the garden will be the 'balm to the soul' 

Cork Views: In another few weeks the garden will be the 'balm to the soul' 

Once St Patrick’s Day has passed, it is time to get back into the garden. Growing up in the suburbs in Dublin, I hadn’t much interest in gardening...

26.03.2025 8

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Just one woman among headliners announced so far for Live at the Marquee gig series

Cork Views: Just one woman among headliners announced so far for Live at the Marquee gig series

It’s not a good look. So far, the only female headliner announced in the entire Live at the Marquee summer series of headline acts is Róisín...

26.03.2025 7

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Evening Echo

Trevor Laffan: Stranded in Oz... lost, with no cash or phone, feeling an eejit

Trevor Laffan: Stranded in Oz... lost, with no cash or phone, feeling an eejit

My daughter, Vicki, her husband Ian, and their three children are currently living on the outskirts of Brisbane city in Australia. They were living in...

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Evening Echo

What are your rights if you’re off sick from work?

What are your rights if you’re off sick from work?

What is Illness Benefit? It is a weekly payment you may get if you cannot work because you are sick or ill. To get Illness Benefit, you must meet the...

25.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

A ‘few’ good men: Saluting the courageous Cork pilots of WWII

A ‘few’ good men: Saluting the courageous Cork pilots of WWII

It was the day World War II began, and Corkman William Murphy was right in the thick of it. The 23-year-old son of William and Katherine Murphy, from...

23.03.2025 7

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Taking time to celebrate and to understand neurodiversity

Cork Views: Taking time to celebrate and to understand neurodiversity

What is all this talk about neurodiversity? The term neurodivergent is an umbrella term that describes individuals whose brain functions, cognitive...

22.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

John Arnold: History is embedded into the names of our lands and fields

John Arnold: History is embedded into the names of our lands and fields

The surname Arnold is not a very common one in these parts. Yes, there are families in the greater Cork city area who bear the name, but as far as I...

21.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Supports for the victims of domestic violence

Supports for the victims of domestic violence

If a partner or an ex makes you feel scared, controlled or intimidated, you may be experiencing domestic abuse. There are many different forms of...

21.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Áilín Quinlan: €1.23 a litre fuel? My husband almost leapt out the window

Áilín Quinlan: €1.23 a litre fuel? My husband almost leapt out the window

“How much did you say a litre of petrol cost again, over there in Gran Canaria?” I asked. The price of petrol is the kind of thing my husband...

20.03.2025 20

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Evening Echo

Breathing exercises to help you to reduce stress levels 

Breathing exercises to help you to reduce stress levels 

Stress triggers our body’s primal fight or flight response, overseen by the sympathetic nervous system, which prepares us to respond to perceived...

20.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Empower yourself, and learn about periods

Cork Views: Empower yourself, and learn about periods

I frequently have women attending my surgery complaining of feeling TATT (tired all the time). There are many causes of this -juggling work, home...

19.03.2025 20

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Time to spend, spend, spend on new light railway for Cork

Cork Views: Time to spend, spend, spend on new light railway for Cork

Mention of Cork’s light rail plans is often met with a tut and an eye roll. Many are cynical that ‘the crowd up in Dublin’ that is the...

19.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Trevor Laffan: Sleep disorders must be the stuff of nightmares

Trevor Laffan: Sleep disorders must be the stuff of nightmares

I love my sleep. For me, there is nothing nicer than heading off to bed at night and getting my head down on a comfortable pillow. Thankfully I...

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Evening Echo

'We ate, we drank, we played games': The Patrick’s Day in Seoul I’ll treasure forever

'We ate, we drank, we played games': The Patrick’s Day in Seoul I’ll treasure forever

The moment I showed up for my first day on the job in Seoul, South Korea, I knew that I was going to enjoy working with the team in SEV. It was a...

18.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Forget towing... here’s how to clampdown on illegal parking

Forget towing... here’s how to clampdown on illegal parking

How desperate, or - perhaps more pertinently - how arrogant and selfish would you have to be, to park your car illegally on MacCurtain Street? I...

16.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Our world needs more female leaders

I watched in despair last month as President Trump and a roomful of male goons berated a man fighting for his country, for not wearing a suit, for not...

15.03.2025 9

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Evening Echo

John Arnold: St Patrick never did come to Cork, and I blame our hurlers!

Tis said that St Patrick never came to Cork, but nobody can be truly certain as the travels of saints were hardly ever reported in the papers in those...

14.03.2025 9

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Evening Echo

Explainer: How to claim tax relief on medical expenses

You can claim income tax back on some types of healthcare expenses. Tax relief for most expenses is at the standard rate of tax of 20%. Relief on...

14.03.2025 9

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Evening Echo

Áilín Quinlan: They’re politically incorrect... but I miss zinging putdowns

It hadn’t been the easiest of days. It had been a backs-to-the-wall kind of day. But, as the saying goes, either you run the day, or the day runs...

13.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Supports to access when a loved one dies

Bereavement can be overwhelming and it can be a confusing time for people as there are a lot of things to consider. You may need financial support,...

13.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Celebrate the Irish... by using these 10 phrases as Gaeilge

I know St Patrick’s Day is ag teacht when I first spot people dawdling down Patrick Street wearing newly-purchased Aran jumpers. They stand in stark...

12.03.2025 9

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Evening Echo

Valuable advice for parents at learning festival

Cork’s Lifelong Learning Festival returns for 2025, and promises to be another week-long array of workshops, seminars and events promoting and...

12.03.2025 20

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Evening Echo

Explainer: Your rights as regards public holidays

There are 10 public holidays in Ireland each year. Since 2023, there has been a new annual public holiday to mark St Brigid’s Day, on the first...

11.03.2025 40

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Evening Echo

'Just like a friend, your gut thrives on care and attention': Tips on looking after your gut health 

Imagine having a friend who always looks out for you – helping you stay energised, supporting your mood, and understanding exactly how you tick....

11.03.2025 20

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: A prayer, a feed, a sing-song: ‘The Stations’ of bygone days

My father used to tell stories of his time growing up in Midleton when he was a young lad in the 1930s and ’40s. The family lived in a small,...

11.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

John Dolan: We must make it easier for folk like Cora to rejuvenate Cork city

If it wasn’t for the ambition, vision, doggedness, and sheer bloody-mindedness of Cora Murphy, No.42, Douglas Street, would probably still be a...

09.03.2025 7

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Evening Echo

My Lent sacrifice: I’ll give up de cups of coffee for 40 days

It always had a map of Ireland on the bottle, that was the Irel coffee I remember. I think it was a mixture of coffee and chicory - a kind of a black...

07.03.2025 9

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Evening Echo

Áilín Quinlan: New speed limits, you say? Will someone tell the drivers that...

Who are we kidding, I thought despairingly. I was out walking, early one weekday morning more than a fortnight after the widely publicised...

06.03.2025 40

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Evening Echo

Explainer: Leaving your job? What you need to know

When you decide to change your job, there are important steps to follow in terms of giving proper notice and getting references. There is a legal...

06.03.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: A Ukrainian boy’s birthday wish ... while bullies rule the world

Over the weekend, I watched a sweet Ukrainian boy blow out the ten candles on his birthday cake. Closing his eyes, he took a minute to make his...

05.03.2025 9

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Evening Echo

Trevor Laffan: 'Our grandparents sparked holy wrath in their dance hall days'

I would love an opportunity for a chat with my grandparents. They’re all long dead now so that’s not going to happen, but if it was possible, I...

04.03.2025 7

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Evening Echo

Healthy, affordable takeaway food in Cork? Bring it on

The ‘King Kong’ of obesity drugs is now available in Ireland via private prescription. In a clinical trial, people using Mounjaro (tirezepatide)...

04.03.2025 7

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Evening Echo

Cardinal with Cork roots who is tipped to be the next Pope

In 1910, Hannah O’Keeffe bade farewell to her family in the North Cork village of Cullen, and headed away for a new life in America. The young woman...

02.03.2025 20

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Evening Echo

Farewell, Danny Wallace, a champion of the northside

In the 1990s, Danny Wallace used to come up to speak to us student politicians a few times a year. Bertie Ahern made him a junior minister in 1997,...

01.03.2025 6

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: 'I asked AI to plot my year, here is what it told me...'

When I was a child, one of my favourite toys was the Magic 8 Ball. It was a plastic sphere that looked like a black number eight billiard ball, and it...

28.02.2025 10

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Evening Echo