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<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Batala samba drummers, awarded Best Performers at the St Patrick’s Day parade in Cork city. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

Cork city parade was a feast for all the senses

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

Kathriona Devereux was among the crowd enjoying the St Patrick's Day festivities in Cork at the weekend. Here she reflects on the parade, the Taoiseach's visit Stateside and the winner of the glitterball

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">The referendum count at Nemo Rangers, Cork, on Saturday. Picture: Larry Cummins </p>

A chance lost, but struggle for equality for women goes on...

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

Would Skeffington and Pankhurst marvel at thprogress, or despe air at remaining inequalities, so asks Kathriona Devereux

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">It is long overdue to update the status of the family in the Irish Constitution, says Kathriona Devereux. Picture iStock</p>

Kathriona Devereux: I say 'Yes' to Family change on Friday, but 'No' to the Carer one

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

This Friday people are being asked to vote on changes to our Constitution. Kathriona Devereux has made up her mind...

<p>Drivers using a mobile phone are four times more likely to be involved in a collision, says the Road Safety Authority</p>

Let’s force bad drivers to spend hours at a dull safety lecture

Tue, 27 Feb, 2024

In light of rising road traffic fatalities on our roads, Kathriona Devereux appeals for drivers to pay attention

<p>GREEN SOLUTION: Ireland’s agricultural land is 80% grassland and is well placed to grow grass for biomethane production</p>

That’s gas! Growing grass may help us hit climate action goals

Tue, 20 Feb, 2024

Wind, solar, biomethane (and hopefully hydrogen in the future) - we’ll need them all! So says Kathriona Devereux in her weekly column

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Good communication, adaptability, and shared goals and values all make relationships work - and a Valentine surprise may help!</p>

The secret to a good marriage, and to a long and healthy life

Tue, 13 Feb, 2024

If you are lucky to find someone who you want to marry, and who miraculously also wants to marry you, how do you keep the love when the initial chemical euphoria fizzles? So asks Kathriona Devereux

<p>IN THE BIN: A hotel manager told how a food waste audit revealed the venue was throwing out €250,000 worth of food a year</p>

Mountains of food waste are eating into business profits

Tue, 06 Feb, 2024

Kathriona Devereux reflects on the food waste by households and businesses in Ireland and also takes a look at the new deposit return scheme

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Cork TikTok influencer Miriam Mullins on Dancing With The Stars on Sunday. Kathriona’s family are big fans of the show</p>

I was happy to renew my €160 TV licence and fund RTÉ, here's why...

Tue, 30 Jan, 2024

Kathriona Devereux says the TV licence fee of €160 is good value for money

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Health officials prepare to administer the world’s first vaccine against malaria in a pilot programme in Malawi, in Africa, in 2019.</p>

Banish January blues... here’s some good news to cheer you

Tue, 23 Jan, 2024

After decades of relentless scientific research, the malaria vaccine is a new tool in the fight against this deadly disease. Kathriona Devereux tells us more

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS? A Samsung Ballie robot on display at the recent CES tech show in Las Vegas. Picture: AP/John Locher</p>

We need inventions to change our troubled world... not pointless gadgets

Tue, 16 Jan, 2024

In the week of the wholesome BT Young Scientist Exhibition, another show in Las Vegas showed that the grown-ups need to read the room, says KATHRIONA DEVEREUX

<p>“Not only are recommender algorithms and Big Tech companies stealing our time, they are also stealing our concentration.” iStock</p>

Here’s a January detox we can all try to embrace: a digital one

Tue, 09 Jan, 2024

Modern technology can be be so distracting and draining of our time and focus, says KATHRIONA DEVEREUX - time to tone it down?

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Kathriona Devereux is planning to build a pond in her garden in 2024 - they are great for the environment and for wildlife</p>

New year, new you... five ways you can save the planet in 2024

Tue, 02 Jan, 2024

Want to do your bit for the environment this year? KATHRIONA DEVEREUX has some suggestions that will help save the planet

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">A woman lights a candle at a Nativity scene amid rubble in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem this month</p>

I visited the holy land, I hope it can have a peaceful Christmas

Tue, 19 Dec, 2023

Regardless of country or creed, a ceasefire in Gaza is the decent, humane and conscionable thing to do, says Kathriona Devereux

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">EYE-CATCHING: A Just Stop Oil protester after throwing orange powder on a table at the World Snooker Championships in April</p>

Climate change is like cancer, Just Stop Oil may be the cure

Tue, 12 Dec, 2023

Just Stop Oil activists are often met with hostility and anger, and accusations that their protests lack credibility, writes Kathriona Devereux

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">WRONG MAN FOR THE JOB? COP-28 leader and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber</p>

Climate change summit in an oil country? COP yourselves on

Tue, 05 Dec, 2023

Despite all the promises and pledges made at previous climate conferences records are still being broken and greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, says Kathriona Devereux

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">If you plan ahead, you can have a cracking Christmas without over-indulging and over-consuming, says Kathriona Devereux</p>

How to have a meaningful Christmas without all the mad excesses

Tue, 28 Nov, 2023

“ALL set for Christmas?” is a question you’ll hear a lot in Cork over the coming weeks. For the month of December, the weather takes a break as a reliable conversation-starter and is replaced by small talk about Yuletide preparations. Responses vary.

<p>An expert has warned: “For too many children, social media use is compromising their sleep and valuable in-person time with family and friends.” Picture: Stock</p>

Six reasons you can tell your child why they won't be getting a smartphone

Tue, 21 Nov, 2023

The strife caused by smartphones is a significant topic of national conversation, writes Kathriona Devereux

<p>Kathriona Devereux and Sarah Doyle in 10 Things To Know About</p>

Choose our future: 5 things to know about Science Week

Tue, 14 Nov, 2023

Kathriona Devereux shares some information about Science Week

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Kathriona Devereux and Stephen O’Neill in Ten Things To Know About... on RTÉ1 on Monday</p>

Cork duo front TV show, 10 Things to Know About - which returns to our screens this week

Mon, 13 Nov, 2023

10 Things To Know About returns for a new run on RTÉ1 on Monday, November 13

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Palestinians inspect the rubble of a house after it was struck by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis in Gaza. AP Photo/Fatima Shbair</p>

Two grieving fathers who hold key to ending horrors of Gaza

Tue, 07 Nov, 2023

World leaders need to mine all the pragmatic humanity they possess to find a way to bring about a ceasefire, says Kathriona Devereux