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Michael Moynihan

Michael Moynihan is an associate editor and columnist with the Irish Examiner. He is also a best-selling author and documentary maker.

Michael Moynihan: Pest news yet! Giant rats won't overrun Cork city anytime soon

Pest control experts have not seen any huge growth in vermin numbers despite much of the city spending months shut down

Thu, 23 Jul, 2020

Cuala v Thomas Davis - Dublin County Senior Hurling Championship Group 4 Round 1

Michael Moynihan: The 'new normal' - new circumstances, new jobs

New circumstances, new jobs Some years ago a chat with Barry O’Connor, President of Cork Institute of Technology, led to a simple question - how are college courses tailored for the careers of the future?He explained that CIT, like other colleges, ...

Mon, 20 Jul, 2020

Michael Moynihan: Your cup of tea? Coffee shops nourish the economy

It is one of the great asides in a book of great asides.

Thu, 16 Jul, 2020

Limerick v Tipperary - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final

Michael Moynihan: The drive to succeed may never be the same again

A couple of weeks ago I was chatting to Sean McCarthy, wing-back on Cork’s 1990 All-Ireland-winning team.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2020

Michael Moynihan: Leadership in a time of crisis proves harder for some

Public service to begin with.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Q&A: No contractual clause could have foreseen the impact this pandemic is having

From broadcasting contracts to player wages, sports is facing a legal minefield when the lockdown ends. Michael Moynihan spoke to Professor Jack Anderson of Melbourne Law School about the ramifications of the pandemic for m’learned friends.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2020

Michael Moynihan: Letter on an anniversary

Well boss, sorry I didn’t make it up last Wednesday, anniversary or not.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2020

Limerick v Cork - Bord Gáis Energy Munster GAA Hurling Under 21 Championship Final

Remembering everyday heroes

It was long ago, though not so far away at all. An underage game on the frozen tundra of the old Tank Field or Nash’s or some such patch barren of grass and microbes.

Mon, 12 Nov, 2018

Naming rights ... and wrongs in sport

One of my favourite poems is an old reliable from Henry Reed, Naming of Parts.

Mon, 05 Nov, 2018

Travel bug has sting in the tail for sports clubs

A few years ago a GAA club official was complaining to me about another sport, and its insidious hold on his players - its pernicious influence, its seductive siren song, tempting them away from righteousness.

Mon, 29 Oct, 2018