When this columnist strolled the length of St Patrick’s Street this Monday there were at least fifteen vacant premises along the street

BusConnects is of little use to those trying to use bus services in Cork which are suffering from declining attractiveness and greater car use generally, as well as specifics such as unreliable services, unappealing locations, and lack of drivers and mechanics, writes Michael Moynihan

Exercising that basic right is a privilege which is not enjoyed in vast swathes of the globe, and should not be taken for granted, writes Michael Moynihan

Plenty of people are keen to point out that Cork already has a robust sense of itself — but this is hard evidence of the city’s deep roots

“The San Francisco of my youth was full of small shops whose friendly eccentricity felt like part of the place. Some of them still exist but they’re rarer now . . .

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