The heatwave has got us all critiquing beach behaviour, says Kathriona Devereux, who also says Cork needs to catch up with our continental friends when it comes to beach infrastructure

In reality, the whole planet needs to do a staycation, but until holidaying at home en masse becomes mainstream, perhaps we could look at why everyone is travelling in the hottest window of the year in the first place?

If you enjoy a bit of slapstick comedy, there really is nothing funnier than watching fully grown adults slipping on their arses and tipping ungracefully into a body of water.

KATHRIONA DEVEREUX finds out about the 81km odyssey from the source of the source of the Lee to Kennedy Quay undertaken by three brothers and their friend. 

Katie is on a mission to get the playground upgraded so that it can be an inclusive space for children of all ages, and the community has been rallying to her call, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX.

The songs arrived one after another like old friends and you could hear people suppress the urge to sing along. But, despite the familiarity of the tunes and storyline, the emotions that were evoked on stage felt new.

We don’t want robots to take away human roles, but they could do the jobs we can’t get around to.

The battle to halt global heating at 1.5 degrees may have been lost, but we mustn't abandon the fight, says Kathriona Devereux

#StopTheGame campaigners are urging Irish players to do their research. To listen to their moral conscience, says KATHRIONA DEVEREUX

I know emergency preparedness is a serious matter, but on a lighter note, I was slightly disappointed that the Irish booklet didn’t contain a recommendation to always have a spare box of tea in the house

Flicking through old columns, reflecting on the topics and issues I’ve covered in that time, my main reaction was, “My goodness we’ve been through a lot.”