The fact that money is going to artists with no apparent links to Cork is surely disappointing to local creatives

Non-alcoholic beer sales have gone through the roof in recent years

We’re all post-shame now — post-shame, post-guilt, post-recrimination — so even if you think you can shame someone, you can’t.

For many people, a day eventually dawns when you decide not to visit the city centre at all — simply because it’s not worth it

If city councillors are reporting their own injuries as a result of lack of maintenance, then surely there is a problem here

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.