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Michael Moynihan
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: Cork's status as a Unesco learning city — twice — is unmatched anywhere
Michael Moynihan: Cork's status as a Unesco learning city — twice — is unmatched anywhere
The Lifelong Learning Festival has been a boost to Cork’s reputation around the world, writes Michael Moynihan

Thu, 23 Apr, 2026

Michael Moynihan: Lost in a haze of event centre logic, I have some helpful ideas
Michael Moynihan: Lost in a haze of event centre logic, I have some helpful ideas
After this week's development, Michael Moynihan has some suggestions for the Cork City Council Project Development Board

Thu, 16 Apr, 2026

Michael Moynihan: Luas routes need common sense and proper future-proofing 
Michael Moynihan: Luas routes need common sense and proper future-proofing 
Proposals to bulldoze houses in mature, long-established residential areas and sports clubs central to their community while leaving Cork Airport out of the plan are misguided and will cause a great deal of outrage

Thu, 09 Apr, 2026

Michael Moynihan: Cork taskforce welcome but action on its recommendations will be the real struggle
S Michael Moynihan: Cork taskforce welcome but action on its recommendations will be the real struggle
If the Cork City Futures Group wants to show citizens it means business it could do a lot worse than pick a fight with State agencies responsible for our appalling infrastructure, transport, and water quality issues

Thu, 02 Apr, 2026

Oxford Street pedestrianisation
Michael Moynihan: Even this column won't stoop to 'Corkmaxxing' — it's beneath us
A city trying to establish itself as a home for cutting-edge industry needs to move past the knee-jerk nickname or slogan

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

UK-Ireland summit
S Michael Moynihan: How Keir Starmer's Cork hop compares to other fabled visits by British PMs
While Keir and Micheál may have had their differences over the Cork football championship, it was nothing compared to other, ahem, state visits to the real capital in the past

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

Michael Moynihan: Bologna has made a good job of a loyalty system — why don't we try?
S Michael Moynihan: Bologna has made a good job of a loyalty system — why don't we try?
A scheme to reward people for walking, cycling, and taking public transport has got companies and schools competing with each other

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Michael Moynihan: The prospect of building on Bessborough babies' bones should anger us all
S Michael Moynihan: The prospect of building on Bessborough babies' bones should anger us all
If we can’t get angry about the prospect of diggers unearthing the bones and skulls of dead babies in order to build apartments, what is there to be angry about?

Thu, 05 Mar, 2026

Inside the Savoy Cork revival: Historic music venue reopens in city centre
S Michael Moynihan: Reopening of the Savoy will breathe new life into St Patrick's Street
The Good Room team have shown what drive and energy can do, rather than succumbing to 'sure what can we do' lassitude

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Michael Moynihan: A city is never finished — the neverending roadworks prove it
S Michael Moynihan: A city is never finished — the neverending roadworks prove it
It truly is a commentary on our times when the national capacity to produce traffic cones defies the student body’s capacity to throw them into the river

Thu, 19 Feb, 2026

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