Only 63% of babies in Ireland are breastfed at birth. Countries like the U.S, Australia, and Sweden achieve initiation rates of more than 90%, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX

When Storm Éowyn damaged Holyhead Port earlier in the year, we caught a glimpse of how vulnerable that dependence makes us. One big storm could knock out our food supply significantly, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX. 

There’s something grounding about a landline, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX, who says she's hoping a landline might even curb her own phone addiction. 

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

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. 

Cork presenter Kathriona Devereux - a weekly columnist for The Echo - is joined by a new team for the latest run - fellow Corkonian Fergus McAuliffe and Amy Hassett, from Wexford.

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. 

The housing industry is in focus on 10 Things To Know About... on Monday, presented by Cork duo Kathriona Devereux and Fergus McAuliffe, and Amy Hassett.

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Here’s my Christmas reminder - this season is not only for rest and recharge. It’s also for connection.

Hope is the fuel that keeps us going, says KATHRIONA DEVEREUX, so here is a reminder of some happier news stories from 2025 to give us courage to face 2026!

Driving a car in Cork is like voluntarily enrolling in a potential hostage situation, says KATHRIONA DEVEREUX. 

It was clear from that brief encounter that he was destined for great things..though none of us, of course, imagined that the polite student would one day start a company valued in the billions, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX.