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Michael Moynihan

Michael Moynihan

Dog marking territory

Michael Moynihan: Your dog is lovely — but it doesn’t belong in my coffee shop

As dogs invade shopping centres and cafés, have we lost all boundaries? It’s time for owners to reconsider public etiquette

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Michael Moynihan: We've never had a president from Cork and Tommy Tiernan is to blame

S Michael Moynihan: We've never had a president from Cork and Tommy Tiernan is to blame

This business of Michael D Higgins’s replacement is getting out of hand. The field is already pretty crowded

Thu, 06 Mar, 2025

Michael Moynihan: The number of days without sun in Dublin didn’t break any records. But it’s news?

S Michael Moynihan: The number of days without sun in Dublin didn’t break any records. But it’s news?

This privileging of Dublin’s significance isn’t always a case of daggers drawn. Sometimes it reveals itself in humour

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Synge Street debate throws light on something that Irish people don’t like to discuss

S Michael Moynihan: Synge Street debate throws light on something that Irish people don’t like to discuss

The Synge Street CBS controversy isn't just about the Irish language — it exposes deep-seated assumptions about class, education, and who gets to succeed

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025

Michael Moynihan: A traffic calming plan for Ballinlough would be such a cool move

S Michael Moynihan: A traffic calming plan for Ballinlough would be such a cool move

Cork’s Ballinlough community is demanding action on school-run gridlock and dangerous roads — calling for real solutions, not excuses

Thu, 13 Feb, 2025

Michael Moynihan: What Madrid’s metro teaches us about Cork’s transport woes

Michael Moynihan: What Madrid’s metro teaches us about Cork’s transport woes

Cork’s traffic is a mess, and public transport isn’t much better. Madrid’s metro shows how things could change

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Why is Uisce Éireann doing so much damage to Cork's precious waterways?

Michael Moynihan: Why is Uisce Éireann doing so much damage to Cork's precious waterways?

From sewage spills to dirty drinking water, Uisce Éireann’s failures are stacking up — how much more can Cork take?

Thu, 30 Jan, 2025

Michael Moynihan: ‘Repeated public requests’ can get things done — but not for bus routes

S Michael Moynihan: ‘Repeated public requests’ can get things done — but not for bus routes

Why do over 36,000 people in Cork have a worse bus service now than they did six months ago?

Thu, 23 Jan, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Pyjama pants on Pana? Has dressing in good attire gone out of fashion?

S Michael Moynihan: Pyjama pants on Pana? Has dressing in good attire gone out of fashion?

Everyone seems to have dressed really well in Cork in the 1960s. Now we live in an era of unflattering tracksuit pants, baseball caps, drooping jeans and crocs

Thu, 16 Jan, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Chaos of 1985 reminds us that Cork is in a far better place now

S Michael Moynihan: Chaos of 1985 reminds us that Cork is in a far better place now

One of the lessons from 1985 which is applicable now — even more so now, perhaps — is not to lose hope

Thu, 09 Jan, 2025