The Celtic festival of Lunasa traditionally marks the start of blackberry harvesting, says JO KERRIGAN, while this Throwback Thursday also revisits old Blackpool

In the latest installment of our weekly series, The Village Pubs Of Cork, NOEL SWEENEY drops in on Hurley’s Bar in Ballinspittle. 

Rebels revamped the team after losing to Déise last summer but they can't make as many sweeping changes this time

Want to know how to reboot your bedroom with modest makeovers? SAM WYLIE-HARRIS asks interiors expert Whinnie Williams for advice

“You look at the teams that don't get to the league final, they're looking for challenge matches that weekend. Why not have a proper competitive match?"

Continuing our getaways series, we look at the 27 destinations you can fly to from Cork Airport. Today, in part two, KELLY O’BRIEN looks at the five destinations on the Spanish mainland that are just a few hours from Leeside

Continuing her series about the memories people have of their mothers JENNIFER HORGAN chats to Mick Batt about his mother Hannah Batt, known by family and the children of Fairhill as 'Nana Batt.'

We can’t afford to put all our eggs in one basket, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX. 

The Toy Library is on a mission to create a more circular Christmas with a number of events and initiatives in the lead up to the festive season. CARMEL WRIGHT finds out more

In a series this month, JENNIFER HORGAN chats to Cork people about the memories they have of their mothers.

On Monday night, hundreds of gig-goers jammed into Cyprus Avenue to watch four of Cork’s most exciting young bands perform live for RTÉ’s Sessions from Oblivion - showcasing their music for national broadcast across radio and digital platforms in early 2025. MIKE McGRATH-BRYAN went along to talk to the bands and producers, while ERIN PLAICE was on hand to photograph.

As we continue our WoW! Home series, Interior designer and architect Rachel Hobbs, from Cork, shares some advice on creating a home you’ll love

In the final part of her series marking the 235th anniversary of the English Market, KATE RYAN talks to third generation traders

As the English Market marks its 235th birthday, KATE RYAN chats to the woman who runs one of its oldest stalls

Welcome to The Echo’s annual feature - Summer Soap. Now in its ninth year, Summer Soap is a daily fictional serial run over 12 parts, which started last Monday and runs till this Saturday. Called Hop, Skip, And Stumble, the story is about a woman arriving in Cork from America to study, and slowly adjusting to life here. It was written by Abigail Johnson, from the MA in Creative Writing Programme at UCC. Catch up with previous episodes at echolive.ie. In the seventh episode, the American visitor finds out about Cork’s ‘soft’ weather...

Mitchelstown student Amy O’Brien, 19, went inter-railing in Europe after her Leaving Cert. In this six-part series, she writes about her experiences, and today she relives her time in Vienna

The latest figures come just days after the release of 30 homes at a housing development in Cork saw crowds queue for hours to express interest in the properties. 

As part of our two-week series, Cork Coasts, we are visiting all eight RNLI stations in the county to mark the organisation’s 200th anniversary. Today, NOEL SWEENEY visits Courtmacsherry

This week in Throwback Thursday, JO KERRIGAN hears of all the sports children played in the streets and fields, plus memories of skipping songs

Knocknaheeny features in today's 'All About Cork' pages.