In days gone by people could be stopped in their tracks by the hoppy aroma emanating from Murphy’s Brewery at Lady’s Well in Cork.

Going back to the trams of 100 years ago could transform our city

From the birthday of Sylvester Mahony to a disco contretemps centuries later, there's no end to the antics in Cork on Dec 31

I had an abstract idea that Christmas existed beyond the county bounds, but how would it measure up?

We should be encouraging others to follow suit rather than begrudging the activity in the capital

The ideal would be to provide a community set-up, a place where the whole family can come together

Opportunities for face-to-face interaction with such officials appear at an all-time low

We all need to take responsibility for each other on the road

'Is this lack of open pubs a good thing? I didn’t see herds of mournful tourists roaming the city in search of drink while on my whistle-stop tour'

Nothing human is alien to me, says the poet. Not even matters in the capital. Regular readers of this column will appreciate that a template sourced in foreign fields can often be a fruitful starting point.