Born 100 years ago today in the U.S, Lewis Glucksman left a mark on Cork’s artistic and educational spheres that continues to this day, says historian Dr Miriam Nyhan Grey

The Christmas TV schedules are out - and it’s the kind of thin gruel that would leave Oliver Twist asking to please have some more. However, if you look carefully, there are a few pearls among the swine for us to enjoy this Christmas, says JOHN DOLAN. 

In 2026, the U.S will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding. MORGAN O’SULLIVAN, a Cork man who lives in the U.S, is Vice Chair of the organisation Irish America 250, which will celebrate this, and explains how it was a Cork man who first used the term ‘United States of America’

As Christmas draws nears, Conor Healy, CEO, Cork Chamber, looks back at the year for business in Cork, and looks ahead to the opportunities and challenges facing the city in 2026.

This Christmas will be strange for one reason for me, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

If it looks like a duck, sounds like a duck and walks like a duck, then it most likely is a duck, writes ÁILÍN QUINLAN.

Far away from the Christmas Stress Olympics, Glenstal is a place of peace and tranquility, says Dr Catherine Conlon, a public health doctor with the HSE in Cork

As we wrap up another 10 Things...series, I am left with a deep appreciation for the precious world we live in, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX. 

A Know Your Rights article from South Munster Citizens Information, which focuses on how the Assisted Decision Making system works

So alien life forms could be just monitoring us from a distance to see what we’re like. TREVOR LAFFAN says the important question though, is, are they friend or foe?

A phobia of Christmas is a real thing, says Christopher Paul Jones, Harley Street phobia expert and author, who presents his 7-step guide to confronting the phobia and dealing with it

Anyone who spends any time on Cork’s roads - whether behind the wheel, walking, or on a bike - knows there are far too many dangerous, clueless, obnoxious, and selfish motorists about. And none of them are learner drivers, says JOHN DOLAN. 

On Saturday, the annual Rotary Tree of Remembrance will open in the city. Rotary Club of Cork’s President, Richard Irwin, explains what makes it special

JOHN ARNOLD visited Lourdes last week and says the French town is very different at this time of year compared to June. 

Stress management, balance, gratitude, and joy are key to getting through the festive season, says Dr Mark Rowe, GP, wellbeing educator and author, who has 5 tips to guide you

Outsourcing traditional chores is becoming part of life, says ÁILÍN QUINLAN. 

Christmas is coming, and here are some life lessons to carry you through the mayhem from CATHERINE CONLON, a public health doctor in Cork

A Know Your Rights article by South Munster Citizens Information Centre, focusing on Financial and Welfare Supports for the Self-Employed

If you ever whiled away a few hours of your youth there, now is your final opportunity for a nostalgic trip back to the ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX. 

I don’t like noise, I don’t like being in crowds, and I don’t like being expected to have a good time when I’m not in the mood, writes TREVOR LAFFAN. 

A Know Your Rights article by South Munster Citizens Information, focusing on boundary disputes between neighbours

Spotify Wrapped landed this week and served as an eye opener for JOHN DOLAN. 

Looking for something special to do with the kids in the run up to Christmas? MARY CORCORAN shares her top picks.

Of course the world is a problematic place today, but as the calm of November passes and the joy and chaos and expectation of December has come, let’s be hopeful and help whoever we can.

Those who wrote off cash in favour of digital cards have been proven wrong, says ADRIENNE ACTON, who outlines the advantages of using notes, and having a stash of them at home

ÁILÍN QUINLAN says while she didn't see Dylan on stage, the night restored her faith in the kindness and humanity of the Irish people.

To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, Dualta Roughneen, CEO of CBM Ireland, says policy-makers and people have a duty to support disabled people

Irish SMEs face many challenges in the new year following the hectic Christmas season, says Seamus Hayes, Head of Assurance at business and accounting firm Xeinadin

My goal for Christmas shopping is to find something for the people I love that they will appreciate, and applying the dual rule of buying local and avoiding plastic whittles down the endless choices nicely, says KATHRIONA DEVEREUX. 

My idea of life in Cyprus differs completely from the one experienced by John Dolan, and I’ll tell you why, writes TREVOR LAFFAN. 

If a person takes out maybe three or four hours of their day to prepare and attend an interview with your company, and endures all the stresses that such an interrogation involves, a simple response to their application is not too much to ask, says JOHN DOLAN. 

The redesigned Bishop Lucey Park is set to shine in the run up to Christmas, with plenty of family activities planned, writes VALERIE O’SULLIVAN, Chief Executive, Cork City Council

Michael loved his annual trip to Lourdes in June each year with the Cloyne Diocesan Pilgrmage. If you offered him a choice of a month in America or Australia or the six days in the South of France - well, Lourdes was always his only choice, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

A Cork initiative champions local, sustainable businesses over global giants, says Jade Hogan, Cork Craft & Design Operations Manager and the maker behind Mr Kite Designs

For God knows how many reasons, violence in Irish society has shot up and very little appears to be being done to stop it, says ÁILÍN QUINLAN. 

For SARAH ROBERTS, Bishop Lucey Park has special memories as it was where she released a pigeon she cared for - so she revisited it last week to see how its revamp had gone

The moment of curiosity that led to a photo being submitted to www.invasives.ie set off one of Ireland’s most impressive insect investigations, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX. 

Smart devices are not toys - a message that matters more than ever as we approach Christmas, says Alex Cooney, CEO and co-founder of CyberSafeKids.ie

It’s not impossible to affect behaviour, and I know that from experience because we’ve done it before, writes TREVOR LAFFAN. 

30 years ago today, Ireland voted in a referendum to end its ban on divorce. TP O’MAHONY assesses the events leading up to the change in 1995, and what it said about a new Ireland

Like many in their mid-fifties, JOHN DOLAN has idly contemplated the possibility of retiring to a place in the sun, but a recent holiday abroad put him right off the idea

Is it time to move to the next level with café culture in Cork, asks CATHERINE CONLON, a public health doctor in Cork who outlines a new initiative coming to the city this month

SARAH ROBERTS says her bus commute to college in the past year has been an eye-opener - not because of the service, but because of some of the passengers she has to share the transport with

The afternoon I spent last week with Billy O’Regan was better than any education, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

UCC student AMY O’BRIEN reports on a conference at the college that asked how we can use the role of law to improve the world around us

I had to change my phone because the battery was severely degraded and kept running down. An iPhone 6, it was a bit over five years old, which everyone else seemed to view as virtually Jurassic.

A Know Your Rights article from South Munster Citizens Information, focusing on rules and regulations surrounding burning waste and vegetation

10 Things to Know About is back on our screens and last night looked at the technological challenges of tackling the housing crisis. KATHRIONA DEVEREUX discusses some of these. 

Fortunately, losing my hair never bothered me but I can appreciate it can be a problem for some, writes TREVOR LAFFAN.

Early signals suggest that we could be facing a harsh flu season, with some experts suggesting it could be the worst flu season we’ve seen in over a decade, writes CATHERINE CONLON.

A year ago, critics of Micheál Martin within and outside Fianna Fáil were few and far between, so where did it go wrong, asks JOHN DOLAN. 

Niamh Finnegan Terry from Rylane is heading to South Africa this week to volunteer with Mellon Educate. Ahead of the trip, she explains why being a volunteer with the organisation is so important to her.

John Arnold pays a visit to his alma mater and recalls his days there as a pupil. 

Sometimes known as sex or porn addiction, Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder is an issue that can be addressed, says GRAHAM NAGLE, a Cork-based psychotherapist

A nuclear blast had just gone off in my mouth. It felt like somebody had turned a blow torch on my gum, writes ÁILÍN QUINLAN. 

Cork Mountaineering Club has just completed a year of celebrations to mark its 50th anniversary. Máire Curtin, club president, says the group are bonded by a spirit of participation

Ahead of World Diabetes Day, Dr Issam Hajjaji, Consultant Endocrinologist, Mater Private Network Cork, says awareness and early action matter

We wouldn’t dream of wishing each other a “Happy Christmas” before the month of December, yet retailers are intent on foisting festive cheer upon us earlier and earlier each year, says Katriona Devereux. 

As Science Week marks 30 years here, Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society, Research Ireland looks at science back when the event started, now and for the future.

We had an incident at home recently that left me with a bit of work to do. Without going into too much of the gory detail, it involved a little spillage.

It’s vital that we undertake a cold analysis of not just what we did right in those dark days, but what we did wrong, writes JOHN DOLAN. 

Sumaya Mohammed is attending COP30 in Brazil as part of a delegation from her college, UCC, and explains her hopes and dreams for the environmental summit

Twenty-two years is a mighty long time, and since that 2003 Intermediate Final, we tried might and main to get to an adult County Final again, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

BusConnects Cork is ambitious, but it must work - and it must deliver for the people, says Cllr Peter Horgan, of Labour, Chair of the Cork City Council Transport Committee

This November is the first that, as numerous headline-writers have succinctly described him, The Andrew Formerly Known As Prince will experience without the shield of a royal title.

Many events will take place in Ireland to remember the victims of World War I in the coming days. ANGELA ROBERTSON explains how she traced her Cork relative who died in the conflict

Throughout her 40-year career, Lucille cared for the most vulnerable of babies and played her part in transforming neonatal care in Cork. Now, she's helping babies in Uganda, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX. 

Irish winters can be brutal, but with a bit of planning and a few rituals in place, we can all get through it relatively unscathed, says CATHERINE CONLON, a public health doctor in Cork

Everyone has the right to a lawful protest, but there will always be a certain element who may try to create chaos at these events to further their own agenda, writes TREVOR LAFFAN. 

Dr Pio Fenton, newly-appointed Vice President for People & Culture at Munster Technological University (MTU), discusses organisational reinvention, shaping culture, the impact of AI on Higher Education, and Distributed Leadership with Leadership Coach Mary Cummins

All I did, yesterday week, was to pitch up at my local primary school, take a ballot paper, and make it crystal clear that I didn’t wish to vote for either of the candidates to be the next president, writes JOHN DOLAN. 

A ‘Know Your Rights’ article by South Munster Citizens Information, focusing on domestic violence leave from your place of work

The year 1885 was a very important time in the lives of two men who never met for another quarter of a century, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

There should be more awareness of hidden disabilities, says LOUISE POWER, a Cork woman with MS, who is encouraging people to take part in the MS Readathon fund-raiser starting this week

Gearóid Murphy, a Fianna Fáil County Councillor representing the Mallow Electoral Area, and also a barrister shares his view on the nomination process for the presidential election. 

UCC student AMY O’BRIEN attended a conference in Finland aimed at finding ways to address climate change

The shopper paying for her groceries at the till in Dunnes last Friday turned out to be the canary in the coal-mine for the electorate’s lesson to the government, writes ÁILÍN QUINLAN. 

It’s early days, but the hope is that in a few years this could evolve from a promising discovery into a routine screening tool for older adults, helping people live longer, healthier lives, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX. 

Growing older is everyone’s future - let’s make it a good one, says Liz Downes, Vice Chair of the National Network of Older People’s Councils and Chair, Cork County Older People’s Council

It drives me mad that there is still so much ignorance around the subject of prostate cancer, despite all the publicity highlighting the need for early detection and intervention, says TREVOR LAFFAN. 

Surgery can address some vision problems - not not all, says Zachary Smith, an optometrist with Midland Eye, based in the UK

It’s still all too common to find TV comedies, films, and ad campaigns involving a family that casts the dad as the stooge, says JOHN DOLAN. 

Ahead of Stress Awareness Day on November 2, MIRIN MOONEY, a Cork-based psychotherapist and coach, explains the symptoms, and provides ways you can curtail it in daily life

Manchán Magan was a dreamer, but in a beautiful and deep-meaning way. His head was full of positivity and a grá for everything in our landscape and culture that’s worth preserving, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

If Dingle is Ireland’s ‘greenest place’, what about Cork’s ‘greenest community, greenest school and greenest garden?’ asks CATHERINE CONLON

Maybe now’s a good time to remind ourselves that our ancient Celtic heritage of Samhain should ideally not be confused with the cynical, commercialised, make-a-quick-buck American version being touted by the retail sector.

When Cork man WILLIAM McCARTHY was taken to Cork University Hospital for treatment, he says he received the very best of care across the board from all its dedicated workers

Some may have felt the budget fell flat, but Cork is in a position to benefit from its innovation-focused initiatives, says Meadhbh Costello, Senior Policy Executive in Ibec

Contemplating the sheer volume of plastic the holiday produces each year truly frightens us, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX. 

Nose-picking is a habit that is generally seen as unpleasant, but harmless. However, the activity might not be as risk-free as previously thought, writes TREVOR LAFFAN

Cork student AMY O’BRIEN outlines her recent work to end period poverty and child marriage as part of the group PLAN

Dear reader, I am facing into my first presidential election as a voter next Friday - and am feeling ripped off all over again, writes JOHN DOLAN. 

Polls shows a fifth of us are afraid of clowns - here’s why, says Christopher Paul Jones, phobia expert, and author of Face your Fears - 7 Steps To Conquering Phobias And Anxiety

Amazing isn’t it that, though Shakespeare died over four centuries ago and wrote his plays in an English idiom far removed from the present day - his work remains enduring, indeed popular.

October is ADHD Awareness Month, and while conversations about it are becoming more mainstream, stereotypes and misconceptions persist, says MIRIN MOONEY