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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Open drug use, widespread dereliction, ongoing traffic congestion, and antisocial behaviour in the city centre are ongoing problems for people who are living and working in Cork. That is why we hear and read about those issues, writes Michael Moynihan

There are now plenty of alternatives to the postman, but I have yet to hear anyone talk fondly of the impact of such operators on matters such as traffic, parking, and, in some cases, the reliable arrival of purchased goods