The See My Skills programme in Cork offers a helping hand to neurodivergent and physically disabled people in education and employment, says Callum Burke O’Driscoll

D Murphy is currently sitting in Givon Prison in the Israeli city of Ramla after challenging the deportation order made against her following her recent arrest in the West Bank.

The RTÉ documentary Housewife Of The Year was not a true reflection of those stalwart mammies of the past, says CATHERINE CONLON, a public health doctor in Cork

Many of our young adults are pulling out of the well-trodden life-paths of previous generations, writes ÁILÍN QUINLAN. 

Ciara McCarthy tied the knot in recent weeks and says while she still feels a little giddy just referring to "my husband", that she is at a bit of a loss now the day has passed. 

As the government pushes back its auto-enrolment pension scheme, BRIAN FORDE, from Rockwell Financial Management, has advice for businesses and for the 800,000 workers set to benefit from it

Digital abuse and cyber violence against women is growing and must be stopped, says Leah Haugh, a master’s student at UCC studying International Public Policy and Diplomacy

I was struck by the simplicity of the occasion and the wonderful sense of community it created, recalls TREVOR LAFFAN. 

Crookstown native, JIM LEAHY, who now lives in Cork City is about to complete his year as Chair of Engineers Ireland, Cork Region. 

While some people dream of diamond necklaces or shiny new cars, I had long yearned for solar panels. Now, I’m head over heels for these sparkly additions to the family home, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX.

Irish citizens abroad should have a vote in the upcoming presidential election, says MORGAN O’SULLIVAN, a Cork emigrant originally from Blackrock, who lives in Florida

In his weekly column, JOHN ARNOLD reflects on how things were done long ago, his visit to Rome, and the clever means used to get the scores of the games back home in days gone by. 

One phrase in a response from an agony aunt to a letter writer "blew my mind", says Áilín Quinlan. 

This year, April so far was like nothing gone before, with glorious sunshine and June-like temperatures and ne’er a drop of rain, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

Diarmuid Gavin and a second-hand book with a torn dust-jacket got Áilín Quinlan thinking about herbs. 

Ireland has set an ambitious target to eradicate cervical cancer, says COLM BURKE, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central and a former Minister of State at the Department of Health

Children no longer spend time repairing and fixing and painting. Everything is replaceable and jobs around house and garden are given to local tradesmen, writes Dr Catherine Conlon. 

Out here in the real world, many people already feel like they are struggling to get by, writes JOHN DOLAN. 

Parents and community groups across Cork are working to develop playgrounds in their areas. EMER HARRINGTON recently joined one such committee, but says she feels it shouldn’t be on parents to develop facilities.

Plans to run the new northside road over Murphy’s Rock - dubbed ‘Cork’s Riviera’ - must be rejected, says DR EOIN LETTICE, a native of the area and plant scientist at UCC

There are enough hazards in life already, without going out of my way to find more, writes TREVOR LAFFAN. 

I have used this tried-and-tested theory to come up with a few winners down the years, writes JOHN DOLAN in his weekly column. 

We can’t predict the next emergency. But we can prepare for it. And we must, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX

TREVOR LAFFAN says he understand why anyone would want to "swan around in the nude". 

In the UK's London Weighting system,  the salaries of some civil servants and public sector workers in the city are bumped up - weighted upwards - compared to the wages of the same staff elsewhere, writes JOHN DOLAN. 

Forward-thinking workplace policies are a game-changer for talent retention, says Fionnuala Power, People and Culture Director at RDJ’s Cork office

About five days after my 60th birthday, the little parcel arrived by post one morning. I thought at first it was another birthday card or present - in reality, it was a kind of present, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

The new Netflix series Adolescence is set in a town in England. But it could just equally be set in Cork city, or Carrigaline, or Ballincollig, or Bandon. Or in Limerick, Clonmel, or Dungarvan, writes Áilín Quinlan. 

From shopping to eating, and with minds and eyes fixated on scrolling screens, instant gratification has become the mantra of the day. Is it time for a change in mindset, asks ADRIENNE ACTON

Last year’s line-up included the Sugababes, Lyra, Jenny Greene and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and Susan O’Neill. What’s happened for 2025, asks KATHRIONA DEVEREUX.

My biggest concern was how I was going to explain to the family what an eejit I had been, writes TREVOR LAFFAN. 

Back then, we passed our days on the small things, because we had to, and began to realise that the little things really were the big things, writes Dr Michelle O'Driscoll. 

"I can’t imagine trying to get through the day without proper rest, and then having to survive the night when it must seem like an eternity."

In a troubled world, DR CATHERINE CONLON asks if more women in leadership roles would make for a more caring and peaceful environment

A Know Your Rights article by Cork City Citizens Information regarding supports that are available following a death

We should celebrate this year’s St Patrick's Day festivities by trying to use Irish more in daily speech, says Kathriona Devereux

"The idea of ‘giving up something’ might be an old and ancient concept, but it has many modern variations, from the ‘dry January’ to quitting the fags," writes JOHN ARNOLD

Áilín Quinlan said she was horrified to see drivers travelling "shamelessly in breach" of speed restrictions near a school while on a recent walk. 

Watching the Oval Office display of public humiliation, I got the mammy rage that rises when you are sick of listening to the incessant squabbling of boys and want to bang their heads off each other to knock some sense into them, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX.

The template for delicious, healthy, affordable takeaway food has arrived in Spain – let’s bring it to Cork, says DR CATHERINE CONLON

I would never have described my grandparents as hellraisers, writes TREVOR LAFFAN in his weekly column. 

ChatGPT can be used for all kinds of situation, but what happened when Cork author TINA PISCO asked it to plan out her year, and provide her with five goals to live by?

Lack of vision, planning and urgency have combined over a decade to bring us to the place we are regarding a serious national deficit in housing, writes Mick Finn, former Lord Mayor of Cork

I can tell you from my recent stay in Australia, that drivers there certainly worry about being caught for a variety of motoring offences, and there’s a good reason for that. The penalties are severe.

A survey has found a quarter of motorists avoid driving at night now because of the intensity of these new-fangled headlights, writes JOHN DOLAN

We fuss and fooster over many things, often minor irritants, in truth, life is easier now than when the ‘stirabout’ was all that was on ‘the menu’ of our forefathers, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

A Know Your Rights article by Cork City Citizens Information regarding debt. 

Could I now pick and choose between the predictions for each of my star signs if I didn’t like something, asks Áilín Quinlan. 

It’s about time we caught up with the rest of the world, who have long since figured out a better way to do it, writes TREVOR LAFFAN in his weekly column. 

The problem was not the time it might take to do it all myself or that had I any issues with using the technology, explains Áilín Quinlan.