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Mick Clifford: Interruption of their 'holliers' says a lot about the Government's fear of protests

Can you imagine the finance ministers of Germany and France being stuck behind gleaming tractors at the airport roundabout and told they will not be allowed to pass?

<p> Boston Scientific's Cork site, located on Model Farm Rd, employs an estimated 1,200 people and has operated since 1997. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

news

No timeline for restoration of operations at Boston Scientific after cyberattack

<p>Emma Doran: 'I always go to charity second hand shops first to find something.' Pictures: Niamh Barry</p>

fashion and beauty

Emma Doran: 'I like the idea of putting something in a charity shop bag and somebody just finds that'

Christy Ring: How a bitter Cloyne split shaped the career of Cork’s greatest hurling star

gaa

Christy Ring: How a bitter Cloyne split shaped the career of Cork’s greatest hurling star

'We were told we couldn’t do it': Meet the Cork couple behind Oprah coming to Ireland

people

'We were told we couldn’t do it': Meet the Cork couple behind Oprah coming to Ireland

Former railway cottage in Waterfall signals great potential at €375k

residential

Former railway cottage in Waterfall signals great potential at €375k

Ballygunner v De La Salle - Waterford County Senior Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final

gaa

GAA previews: Fourmilewater can do damage but not enough to disrupt Ballygunner rhythm

My Life with Kate Duggan: I started a wellness festival on my family's estate

health and wellbeing

My Life with Kate Duggan: I started a wellness festival on my family's estate

Garda

news

Woman found dead in park in south Dublin

News

Megan Lyons: Dublin freediver aims to become Ireland’s deepest diver after 80m record

Megan Lyons: Dublin freediver aims to become Ireland’s deepest diver after 80m record

The Dublin athlete has broken her own national record twice and is now chasing the men’s mark at September’s world championships

A century on from tragic Limerick fire where 48 lives were lost

A century on from tragic Limerick fire where 48 lives were lost

Tributes to Professor Anthony Staines as 'advocate for equality in healthcare' dies

Tributes to Professor Anthony Staines as 'advocate for equality in healthcare' dies

Dolly Parton Remembered Across The U.S.

Remembering Dolly Parton: Few people could unite so many in time of intense division

Electric Picnic

National Day for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism

Irish Examiner view: Andy Burnham's border poll comments may suit some

Overstepping the mark

Electric Picnic FAQ: Getting there, campsite opening times, facilities, line-up, weather and more

Electric Picnic FAQ: Getting there, campsite opening times, facilities, line-up, weather and more

Gen Z Diary: I’m not someone who experiences FOMO but Electric Picnic is different

Gen Z Diary: I’m not someone who experiences FOMO but Electric Picnic is different

Health agencies North and South issue drug warnings ahead of Electric Picnic and Emerge

Health agencies North and South issue drug warnings ahead of Electric Picnic and Emerge

sport

Motorsport: Pajari in charge at Euno Rally del Paraguay

Motorsport: Pajari in charge at Euno Rally del Paraguay

The Kilrea/Killeagh crew of Josh McErlean/Jon Armstrong (Ford Puma Rally1) are in fifth place having been as high as second during the day. Their teammates Jon Armstrong/Shane Byrne are outside the top 10.

Tennessee Titans v New Orleans Saints

‘It is a tough deal’: Charlie Smyth and the necessary cruelty of competition

Great Barrier Reef can maintain perfect record at the Curragh

Great Barrier Reef can maintain perfect record at the Curragh

Ballygunner v Fourmilewater - Waterford Senior Hurling Club Championship Quarter-Final

Fourmilewater dare to dream of toppling Ballygunner in first Waterford final

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Insight: Must Reads

Clodagh Finn: The Irish flappers who defied the bishops to bring the Jazz Age to Ireland

Clodagh Finn: The Irish flappers who defied the bishops to bring the Jazz Age to Ireland

A new book opens the most surprising — and utterly delightful — window on the rich social and cultural life of Irish women in the early part of the 20th-century... to the utter disgust of many (male) commentators

Sydney Swans Press Conference

Jack Anderson: Sydney Swans scandal puts AFL culture under scrutiny again

Mother and Daughter Enter New College Dorm Room with Personal Belongings

My daughter is going to UCC — Which type of accommodation offers the best value for money

Arena: Well-coached teams, Cian O’Neill to Cork, two-point defence

Arena: Well-coached teams, Cian O’Neill to Cork, two-point defence

Regular Columnists

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: What would James Connolly make of Ireland's current left-wing parties?

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Colin Sheridan: Ratko Mladić gave children sweets, and their fathers and brothers a bullet to the head

Elaine-Loughlin

Elaine Loughlin: Government shows lack of ambition as it bails out departments with precarious spending overruns

Canada is alone in defying the US. The EU must stand with it.

Lifestyle

Eunice Power: Two protein-rich recipes for dinners they will devour

Eunice Power: Two protein-rich recipes for dinners they will devour

Eunice Power shares her recipes for leek, potato & cheddar frittata and sausage and bean casserole

Aishling Moore: How to cook restaurant-level mussels that will wow

Aishling Moore: How to cook restaurant-level mussels that will wow

Homemade pie closeup on blackberries.

Michelle Darmody: How to bake a delicious blackberry pie

Workplace Wellbeing: How to step into autumn at work with a spring in your step

Workplace Wellbeing: How to step into autumn at work with a spring in your step

Viewpoints

a child leaps over a puddle on a poverty stricken estate in Maryhill Glasgow

ASBOs could be quite effective with adults — but dealing with difficult juveniles is not that simple

Retired garda sergeant Graham Kavanagh says that when it comes to antisocial behaviour, particularly from teenagers, the worst thing we can do is pretend that one legal mechanism is capable of solving all of the problems

What a cow contraption said about Irish attitudes to Africa

What a cow contraption said about Irish attitudes to Africa

Turkey and ham, a fond farewell to a journalist, and the small matter of a Dáil vote on fuel excise duties

Turkey and ham, a fond farewell to a journalist, and the small matter of a Dáil vote on fuel excise duties

Fuel prices

Paul Hosford: Covid has made it difficult for Governments to refuse financial dig-outs

Property

Antiques: Killarney wood furniture among four leading lots for auction

Antiques: Killarney wood furniture among four leading lots for auction

Des O'Sullivan previews the James Adam Irish Vernacular sale

Antiques: Boulle desk and a Fragonard masterpiece

Antiques: Boulle desk and a Fragonard masterpiece

Sublime sea views from €750k Kilcredan home

Sublime sea views from €750k Kilcredan home

Cork's €2.15m Beechmount House is a genuine Georgian gem

Cork's €2.15m Beechmount House is a genuine Georgian gem

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James Connolly

S Mick Clifford: What would James Connolly make of Ireland's current left-wing parties?

RTÉ this week aired a documentary on the executed 1916 leader on the same day as reports emerged of the latest split in one of the myriad groups claiming lineage to Connolly.

Restaurant review: West Cork's Harnen delights after passing of Pilgrim’s

S Restaurant review: West Cork's Harnen delights after passing of Pilgrim’s

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S Ronan O'Gara: Next job I do will be relatively straightforward if it’s in English

Leinster v La Rochelle - Investec Champions Cup

S Ronan O'Gara exclusive: The player those Leinster lads remember is not the coach of today

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Is Cork University Hospital safe? Inside the growing dispute over staffing and resources

Is Cork University Hospital safe? Inside the growing dispute over staffing and resources

Staff and management fear winter pressures could expose patient safety risks as a dispute over resources intensifies at Cork University Hospital

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Is the Government making it up on the hoof over fuel prices?

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Is the Government making it up on the hoof over fuel prices?

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Wild Swans author Jung Chang on growing up in Mao’s China

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Wild Swans author Jung Chang on growing up in Mao’s China

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Why every child needs to be parented differently

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Why every child needs to be parented differently

farming

Darren Allen: Direct drilling delivers as wheat margins come under pressure

Darren Allen: Direct drilling delivers as wheat margins come under pressure

Cork tillage farmer Darren Allen reflects on an exceptionally early harvest and reveals what his on-farm trials taught him about establishment systems, fungicide use and the increasingly precarious margins from winter wheat.

Beautiful patchwork fields and bogland in Roscommon, Ireland.

Buying a farm: What should you look out for?

‘Game over’: Ann completes title hat-trick at the Baileys

‘Game over’: Ann completes title hat-trick at the Baileys

Beef cattle feeding in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland

Farm View: Scottish BSE case an unwelcome reminder of past crisis

World

Old Bailey stock

Dual Irish citizen pleads guilty over stash of 10 firearms

Khalid Ahmed, aged 23, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday to possessing firearms and ammunition with intent to enable another person to endanger life

Ohio Lunar Eclipse

In pictures: Moon turns blood red in lunar eclipse

Grand Theft Auto VI

Fans given extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI in 26-minute preview

Norway’s King Harald dies leaving stormy succession over crown princess’s Epstein links

Norway’s King Harald dies leaving stormy succession over crown princess’s Epstein links

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Inside Clodagh McKenna’s bucolic country sanctuary

Inside Clodagh McKenna’s bucolic country sanctuary

Chef and TV presenter Clodagh McKenna reveals how embracing lighter, calmer interiors has made Broadspear House feel more like home than ever

EY Ireland partners with CrowdStrike to strengthen cyber resilience in the agentic era

EY Ireland partners with CrowdStrike to strengthen cyber resilience in the agentic era

Transform your career, your way: choose MTU part-time education

Transform your career, your way: choose MTU part-time education

Retirement is the right time for adventure – take it from the experts

Retirement is the right time for adventure – take it from the experts

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