On October 3, 1995, Michael Moynihan was teaching in San Francisco where classes were abandoned as the OJ verdict came in. The tension later spilled into the classroom

Phone call earlier in the week. Pal on the line looking to meet up this week. “What about _____ for a coffee, it’s usually quiet enough in the morning?” He mentions an establishment in the heart of Cork: reasonably priced, perfect location.

If a public toilet is so obscure that nobody knows it exists, is it even public?

A friend of this column got in touch last week with a simple query. “Is there some pool in Cork City where I can go for a swim but without signing up for a year’s membership of a private gym?” Good question.

Oh-ho. Danger here, as George Hamilton used to say. News about one of the capital’s thoroughfares has reached us: good news. “Dublin's Camden Street has placed 22nd on the world's coolest streets list by Time Out magazine,” according to RTÉ.

Describing the South Gate Bridge clean-up as ‘a bit of a half-arsed effort’ is being kind

Cork’s Event Centre is a shameful ongoing mess compared to the brisk creation of a series of bespoke venues celebrating local heritage in Waterford

From defecating dogs to dereliction — going into the centre of the city can be a depressing experience

Cars kill animals while also blinding their drivers to that killing

Michael Moynihan pays a visit to one of the longest surviving businesses on Cork main thoroughfare, Patrick St