Bananas, the apples of yesteryear, and the great days of Cork motorcycling, are on the Throwback Thursday agenda with JO KERRIGAN

In her weekly Theatre Nights column Jo Kerrigan looks at what's on the Cork stage in the weeks ahead

In her weekly Theatre Nights column Jo Kerrigan looks at some of the shows running at Cork's theatres.

The sighting of a photo in our Throwback Thursday column sparked lots of memories for one of our readers, writes Jo Kerrigan

In her weekly Theatre Nights column Jo Kerrigan looks at the shows, gigs and concerts running at venues across Cork 

Derailed lions, the old Innisfallen, Carrigaline Christmas ware - your memories keep coming, says Jo Kerrigan in her weekly 'Throwback Thursday' column

In her weekly Theatre Nights column, Jo Kerrigan tells us about the key shows on in Cork's theatres this week

Jo Kerrigan discovers more wonderful memories of trains and summer excursions, talks to a homesick expat (far away in Mayo!), and discovers The Carrigaline Pottery Bell

Our story last week on Carrigaline Pottery invoked many memories, while JO KERRIGAN also remembers some of the shops and people of the northside, in our weekly Throwback Thursday feature

In her weekly Theatre Nights column Jo Kerrigan looks at some of the highlights on Cork's stages

Our article last week on washdays of the past really got our readers’ memories flowing, says JO KERRIGAN, who also recalls Carrigaline’s pottery industry

The great old department stores of Cork, local furniture making, and saving pennies, are all on the agenda for JO KERRIGAN this week

In her weekly Theatre Nights column, Jo Kerrigan tells us what's on and what's on the horizon for Cork's theatre venues

After discussing foods we hated in last week’s article, JO KERRIGAN concentrates on some of the foods we used to love back in the day

Cork readers shared their memories of foods of their childhood with JO KERRIGAN — some they recalled fondly, others they detested...

In her weekly Theatre Night column Jo Kerrigan looks at what's hot on the ticket front this week

Jo Kerrigan compares the food we were accustomed to in Cork in the 1950s and ‘60s with the fast-food, takeaways, and Deliveroos we take for granted today.

In her weekly Theatre Nights, Jo Kerrigan looks at some upcoming shows

Cork’s outdoor baths have a special place in so many hearts, writes Jo Kerrigan in her Throwback Thursday column

Seaside memories feature this week as people share their holiday memories with Jo Kerrigan in Throwback Thursday

This week, JO KERRIGAN reveals some of your old memories of Bonfire Night, and also recalls summer days swimming in Cork’s pools

We look at some of the theatre highlights this week in Theatre Nights by Jo Kerrigan

In this week’s Throwback Thursday, Jo Kerrigan looks at one of Cork’s oldest traditions — Bonfire Night — which has its roots in pagan times

In her weekly Theatre Nights column, Jo Kerrigan looks at some of the key shows this week

Jo Kerrigan recalls long-ago summer holidays, Jimmy Cagney at the Ritz, and life in 1940s Cobh, in this edition of Throwback Thursday

JO KERRIGAN recalls the days when steam trains puffed along Cork tracks, and also marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of Hall’s Pictorial Weekly on RTÉ

After 15 months, theatres in Cork are finally planning to reopen for small audiences. It’s good to be back, says JO KERRIGAN, as she resumes the Theatre Nights column she has written in the Echo for more than 20 years

The whistling Cork city delivery man makes a reappearance this week, while JO KERRIGAN also recalls train outings, hot rod cars, and a Ritz Cinema ghost story...

The Barrack Street band are imprinted n Cork history, and JO KERRIGAN remembers a time when the sounds on the streets were of music and horses

The article on the Flying Enterprise pub last week prompted lots of memories about the grand outings by bus that took place in the past, reveals JO KERRIGAN

This week in our Throwback Thursday, JO KERRIGAN tracks down a Cork city landlady whose hospitality was legendary, plus more of your memories of phones and office work

In the 1950s and 1960s, many women were directed into office work, which could be menial and dull, says JO KERRIGAN

Imagine watching a movie when water starts lapping round your feet! A Corkman shares that memory with JO KERRIGAN, who also recalls the old telephone system

Jo Kerrigan looks back to the days when, to make a phone call, you didn’t tap the screen, you put in two pennies and pressed Button A!

Jo Kerrigan hears more of your memories from yesteryear in our Throwback Thursday column — including more of your stories about cars, as well as tales of Cork city shops and visits to ‘Crosser’

The St Patrick’s Days of yesteryear were not quite the joyous patriotic occasions of modern times, but folk still loved them, says JO KERRIGAN

Lots of readers contacted JO KERRIGAN after last week’s Throwback Thursday on the 100th anniversary of The Pavilon opening, including a former worker there

JO KERRIGAN relives the glory days of the Pavilion Cinema on Patrick Street, as it marks the centenary of its opening next week

Like a 19th century form of social media trolling, the Skellig List aimed to exert pressure on bachelors and single women to tie the knot, reveals JO KERRIGAN

No meat, no parties, no dancing, and even some types of knitting were outlawed. JO KERRIGAN recalls how Lent was once a gruelling regime for many Catholics

In Throwback Thursday, JO KERRIGAN returns to the topic of cinemas — recalling the dismantling of the Savoy organ, and the time nuns halted a showing of Gigi!

For some Cork children, it was marbles, for others cigarette cards or stamps... JO KERRIGAN hears about the acquisitive crazes of yesteryear.

In her first Throwback Thursday of 2021, JO KERRIGAN returns to the subject of your favourite memories of theatre and the Cork stage

Jo Kerrigan looks back at some of our old theatres that fostered both local and international talent — and some of the actors who graced their stages

This has long been a day of unbearable expectation for children, says JO KERRIGAN, who speaks to people about their memories of Yuletides past

End of term concerts, buying cards, making your own presents for the family... Cork folk have so many happy memories of Christmas past, reveals Jo Kerrigan

There was a time when Advent meant fasting and abstinence instead of chocolated-filled calendars, recalls JO KERRIGAN

As the festive season nears, Jo Kerrigan looks back at the way we approached the lead up to Christmas in the past

In our Throwback Thursday feature, today JO KERRIGAN revisits the school days of the 1950s and ‘60s — this time with some happier tales — and also recalls how clothes were made to last, then repaired

We asked you for your school memories, and although some said they loved that time, for others education was a harsh, unpleasant experience, says JO KERRIGAN