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How to avoid being scammed

How to avoid being scammed

A scam is an illegal or dishonest scheme that aims to steal from or defraud people. They target people of all ages and backgrounds via various...

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Trevor Laffan: Major flaw in €215m Dunkettle project that means jams today

Trevor Laffan: Major flaw in €215m Dunkettle project that means jams today

I’m a little confused, which isn’t all that strange. I don’t have an engineering degree either, which probably accounts for some of it. Maybe...

yesterday 10

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With Healy Raes in power, we might get an event centre now

With Healy Raes in power, we might get an event centre now

English people who move to Ireland often arrive with preconceived ideas of what the locals are like. The Irish are quick to try to dispel any such...

sunday 10

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Advice on the ‘Living Alone’ payment

Advice on the ‘Living Alone’ payment

Q: Can you tell me if there is an extra payment for people on social welfare payments who are living alone? Yes, there is a payment called the Living...

25.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

John Arnold: I headed for the sun... but still talked slurry with Irish farmers

John Arnold: I headed for the sun... but still talked slurry with Irish farmers

We were in Lanzarote for a week lately, and it was just mighty. Growing up in the last century, I was endowed with a fine map of foxy curly hair....

24.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Farewell, Milo, our best friend for 12 years

Farewell, Milo, our best friend for 12 years

We said goodbye to Milo this week. Our half horse/half dog had been with us since my youngest was in first year and the eldest in Leaving Cert. Four...

24.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Letter to the Editor: Sad last pilgrimage to Mount Melleray

Letter to the Editor: Sad last pilgrimage to Mount Melleray

Last Saturday, my wife Helena and myself set off on a day trip to Mount Melleray Abbey in County Waterford. It was with a heavy heart we made this...

24.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: 'Us ladies want our own public toilets - not the unisex option'

Cork Views: 'Us ladies want our own public toilets - not the unisex option'

I’d never really given the issue much thought, but suddenly I knew exactly where I stood. You can’t really avoid unisex toilets on airplanes or...

23.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Lord Mayor: ‘Let’s make a better Cork now’

Lord Mayor: ‘Let’s make a better Cork now’

The future Cork city will be a city with a lot of more people. We currently have a population of 225,000 people. We will have passed quarter of a...

23.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Kathriona Devereux: We need a wind of change in attitude to renewable energy

Kathriona Devereux: We need a wind of change in attitude to renewable energy

Twenty years ago, I hopped on board a boat to film the Arklow Bank Wind Farm 13km off the coast of Wicklow It was a beautiful, sunny, windy day, ideal...

22.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Hearing issue? Now’s the time to address it

Hearing issue? Now’s the time to address it

This is a month when the soundbite of ‘New Year, new me’ can often be heard. But if you suffer from mild to severe hearing loss, perhaps it could...

22.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Trevor Laffan: An island where everyone is happy, smiling, and pleasant

Trevor Laffan: An island where everyone is happy, smiling, and pleasant

They call Bali the Island of the Gods. There are statues and images of strange-looking creatures everywhere, usually partially covered with black and...

21.01.2025 8

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: 'We've turned living into a full-time job'

Cork Views: 'We've turned living into a full-time job'

In our obsession to live longer, we’ve forgotten how to live better and the power of connection. An aunt of mine, a sister in a community of nuns,...

21.01.2025 20

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Evening Echo

Murder most foul? The mystery of the Cork shipwreck from 100 years ago

Murder most foul? The mystery of the Cork shipwreck from 100 years ago

“’Tis as bad as the night of the Cardiff Hall.” There may still be a few old salts living along the West Cork coastline who will recall that...

19.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Annual leave: What are workers’ rights regarding holidays?

Annual leave: What are workers’ rights regarding holidays?

What are employees’ entitlements in relation to Public Holidays? Most employees are entitled to paid leave on public holidays. There is an...

18.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

A final silence set to descend on esteemed Mount Melleray

A final silence set to descend on esteemed Mount Melleray

“I left Mount Melleray with feelings of deep regret. You leave men who live in a truer world than ours. You drive through the beautiful avenue and...

17.01.2025 30

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Do your weekly shop in reverse - it will be healthier and cheaper

Cork Views: Do your weekly shop in reverse - it will be healthier and cheaper

If you think the fruit and vegetables are positioned at the front of the supermarket so that you don’t forget to put your five-a-day into the...

17.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

From Alexa to car safety, even pianos, it’s still a man’s world

From Alexa to car safety, even pianos, it’s still a man’s world

“Ah, g’wan outta dat,” they said. “You’re imagining things.” We had a gang in over the Christmas. Sitting around a blazing fire, drinks in...

16.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: We must design a city where everyone can thrive

Cork Views: We must design a city where everyone can thrive

As I used a lift with a friend recently, he remarked on how low the buttons were positioned. “This design is silly,” he said, assuming it was an...

16.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Trip to LA left me with burning questions about city’s future

Trip to LA left me with burning questions about city’s future

My first impression of Los Angeles in the summer of 2006 was, “Woah, there are a lot of cars”. Driving from the airport to our three-star hotel in...

15.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Disability services must improve in Ireland

Cork Views: Disability services must improve in Ireland

Disability services must be at the top of the next government’s agenda. We cannot have another five years of neglect for some of the most vulnerable...

15.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Trevor Laffan: A flight from hell and mozzies - the price of seeing my family in Oz

Trevor Laffan: A flight from hell and mozzies - the price of seeing my family in Oz

My wife and I travelled to Australia recently to see our daughter, her husband, and our three grandchildren. I wasn’t looking forward to the...

14.01.2025 20

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Evening Echo

Why not consider a career as an engineer?

Why not consider a career as an engineer?

Growing up on a farm near Crookstown, and with a dad who taught woodwork and mechanical drawing, there was always some type of ‘engineering’...

14.01.2025 30

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Evening Echo

'We have won the war on smoking, but I draw the line at outdoor ban'

'We have won the war on smoking, but I draw the line at outdoor ban'

I’ve reached a stage in life where I am prone to loudly and proudly regale young people about stories of the olden days, and how different things...

12.01.2025 9

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Evening Echo

'It was all a bit surreal': Cork doctor recalls day she won BT Young Scientist prize 

'It was all a bit surreal': Cork doctor recalls day she won BT Young Scientist prize 

The BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is much more than a competition. It is an unforgettable lifetime experience that was one of the...

11.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

A White Little Christmas, and I made jam with grandchildren!

A White Little Christmas, and I made jam with grandchildren!

Well, we had the much sung-about ‘White Christmas’ this year - not, as might be expected, on December 25, but a dozen days later on January 6 -...

10.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

'It's never too soon to plan for your financial future'

'It's never too soon to plan for your financial future'

When you’re in your twenties or thirties, it’s easy to feel like you have all the time in the world. With careers to build, adventures to plan,...

10.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Cork is not pedestrian-friendly - just read my own experience

Cork Views: Cork is not pedestrian-friendly - just read my own experience

“I don’t give a sh**e what you say,” the man on the e-scooter told us. He zipped across the road to the opposite pavement, mounted it, and...

09.01.2025 8

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Evening Echo

4 expert saving tips as we launch into 2025

4 expert saving tips as we launch into 2025

With more than €100 billion sitting in deposits across Ireland earning less than 1%, and a wide range of saving and investment options available, it...

09.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

'My sauna session by the beach in West Cork left me revitalised and a-glow'

'My sauna session by the beach in West Cork left me revitalised and a-glow'

“This is ridiculous,” said my friend as we greeted each other at the start of the year. No “Happy New Year” or “How was your Christmas?”...

08.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

UCC is facing the future with optimism, says John O'Halloran

UCC is facing the future with optimism, says John O'Halloran

We are celebrating a significant anniversary in 2025. Last year, we celebrated 175 years since welcoming the first students to our College of...

08.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: 'A day in court can be a great experience for TY students'

Cork Views: 'A day in court can be a great experience for TY students'

Anyone who has ever seen the inside of a courtroom knows they can be places where strange things can happen. There are many examples of this, and...

07.01.2025 6

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Evening Echo

‘We need to think beyond election cycles,’ says Cork Chamber President

‘We need to think beyond election cycles,’ says Cork Chamber President

It is clear that our city and county stand at a unique juncture, poised to lead Ireland into a future that balances economic growth,...

07.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Motor insurance: Three examples of why I believe it’s in need of reform

Do you know what the word on the street is as regards motor insurance claims? It’s this. If you need repair work to a vehicle that costs €2,000...

05.01.2025 8

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Evening Echo

‘Cork can be a green energy leader in the future,’ says Cork Chamber CEO

Cork’s economy is thriving. We have seen strong growth, particularly in sectors like pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, ICT and professional...

04.01.2025 3

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Evening Echo

We rebuilt our turf house, and a new TD officially opened it!

Inhibitions never bother me, and to be honest, what other people think of me doesn’t really bother me one way or another. God knows, if we spent...

03.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Make 2025 the year YOU start helping to save the planet

At the stroke of midnight tonight, the full stretch of 2025 will be staring us in the face. At this stage of the holidays, the glow of the festive...

01.01.2025 2

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Evening Echo

‘Cork is looked on with envy by others,’ says Cork City Council chief executive 

Since I arrived back to Cork City Council as Chief Executive, I have been struck by the breadth and depth of the work of our staff, which is often...

01.01.2025 10

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Evening Echo

A funny old world... My A-Z of the year in Cork and around the world 

A is for Apple Tree Despite not shaking it, the notes came floating down from the money tree for the Government as Apple were told to hand over in...

31.12.2024 2

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‘Remarkable opportunities lie ahead for Cork,’ says Cork County Council chief 

I was delighted to return to Cork County Council in June of this year, which coincided with the election of a new Council. Remarkable growth and...

31.12.2024 4

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Evening Echo

My New Year Honours... Cork folk who left a mark on 2024

We don’t do New Year Honours lists in this egalitarian nation of ours, but I imagine if we did, the President would be presenting a lot of gongs...

29.12.2024 3

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Evening Echo

Your rights regarding gift vouchers

Christmas is a time when many of us buy gift vouchers as a present for friends and family. There are many benefits to them, but also some risks;...

28.12.2024 3

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: The little bridge in Cobh that nobody seems to want to deal with 

I’m all for progress. I like to see my home town of Cobh moving forward, progressing, and changing with the times. Adapting to new opportunities,...

24.12.2024 10

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Business in Cork going from strength to strength, says CBA President

This year at Cork Business Association has been one of change and growth, meaningful collaboration, and unwavering commitment to the vitality of...

24.12.2024 10

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Evening Echo

Dolls as Jesus, missed cues, vomit... joys of school nativity!

ONE of my earliest memories is of being hauled up in front of my entire school infants’ choral class and being ordered to perform a song solo....

22.12.2024 4

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Evening Echo

Singing in the choir at Christmas may have more benefits than you realise 

Singing is something most of do at some point in our lives – whether as a child at school, on impulse at a party, at important ceremonies, or...

20.12.2024 6

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Evening Echo

Christmas: A time to reflect, a time to lose myself in poetry

Patrick Kavanagh’s poem A Christmas Childhood is a piece of magic, to my mind. He was a countryman - well, originally before his later sojourn in...

20.12.2024 4

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Evening Echo

Cork Views: Shoppers are being taken for a sleigh-ride at the jingling tills

If you ask me, it’s time we all stood up and shouted STOP! It was just one small, relatively inoffensive thing. But it was a flag-bearer, it was...

19.12.2024 10

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Evening Echo

US student at UCC: ‘I can’t go home to Trump’s America

“Well, it’s not like they’re going to put him back in office. They won’t.” “That’s what we said in 2016.” This type of conversation...

18.12.2024 4

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Don’t fret! My last-minute gift guide for festive Cork presents

The lucky, organised people who are “all set for Christmas” and will spend the next week wafting from carol service to cocktail party, sipping...

18.12.2024 5

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