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A collection of opinion and analysis articles from - and about - the Cork region by the Irish Examiner's editorial team and an ever growing band of contributors.

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Letters to the Editor: Cinemas should have audio description for visually-impaired people

A reader says his query about audio description was dismissed by a Cork cinema staff member as 'a very bougie request'

<p>ESRI research has indicated that, with our increasingly ageing population, long-stay bed capacity requirements are projected to increase from 29,579 beds in 2022 to between 47,588 and 53,266 by 2040</p>

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Irish Examiner view: With no plan, catastrophe looms large for elderly

Michael Moynihan

SMichael Moynihan: We need to talk about the word 'Norrie'

Safe Harbour review: Opening ritual gives a bit of pagan rave and a masked Cillian Murphy

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Safe Harbour review: Opening ritual gives a bit of pagan rave and a masked Cillian Murphy

In pictures: Emotional opening for Safe Harbour festival with tribute to Cork musician Talos

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In pictures: Emotional opening for Safe Harbour festival with tribute to Cork musician Talos

Michael Moynihan

SMichael Moynihan: Dublin official's comments on English Market were a hostage to fortune

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Irish Examiner view: Dearth of age-attuned healthcare

There is something particularly concerning about the revelations in the latest Tilda report and what they portend for the future

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Dangerous cycle lanes in Cork highlight flawed city planning

S Michael Moynihan: Dangerous cycle lanes in Cork highlight flawed city planning

Poorly designed cycle lanes around Cork City Hall highlight how shoddy planning risks both cyclists and pedestrians while undermining sustainable transport goals

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025

Dursey Island Cable Car West Cork ireland

Letters to the Editor: A delightful day rambling on Dursey

A reader is captivated by the friendliness of people and 'that deep magical and haunting romantic beauty of the island'

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

Catherine Conlon: At a time of global uncertainty, the Cork-Kinsale Greenway cannot be allowed to fail

Catherine Conlon: At a time of global uncertainty, the Cork-Kinsale Greenway cannot be allowed to fail

The silent majority who spend hours in traffic may well be in favour of this greenway, but they are not as organised as farmers and landowners

Sun, 31 Aug, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Generational challenge to put on a happy face

Irish Examiner view: Generational challenge to put on a happy face

What annoys Helen Mirren the most are patronising comments made by younger people when she holds hands with her husband in public. It is, the hardest part of turning 80

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

Clodagh Finn: Let’s back campaign for public tribute to Mary Jane Irwin

Clodagh Finn: Let’s back campaign for public tribute to Mary Jane Irwin

If a visiting monkey has a place in the streetscape, Mary Jane Irwin, as she was when she lived in Clonakilty, certainly deserves ones too

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

What is the Asian hornet and should we be worried after one was found in Cork?

What is the Asian hornet and should we be worried after one was found in Cork?

First Cork sighting of invasive Asian hornet highlights risks to Irish honeybees and the need for public vigilance

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Robot trees try to clear the air as they say goodbye in exit interview

S Michael Moynihan: Robot trees try to clear the air as they say goodbye in exit interview

Michael Moynihan sits down with the robot trees for a root and branch review of their time in Cork

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

The progress in other cities makes Cork look like a backwater

The progress in other cities makes Cork look like a backwater

The uncomfortable truth is the majority of people in this city voted against Cork having more power

Wed, 27 Aug, 2025

Say goodbye to Coke bikes in Cork City as we know them

Say goodbye to Coke bikes in Cork City as we know them

Launched over a decade ago, the scheme was a big hit in Cork with almost 300,000 trips taken on the bikes in 2016. 2024 annual trips are down on 2019 numbers, which themselves are down on 2016. We need a solution, writes Conn Donovan

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Remote working is good for some, but not always the customer

S Michael Moynihan: Remote working is good for some, but not always the customer

As remote work blurs office and home, public oversharing in cafes raises fresh questions about privacy and professionalism

Thu, 21 Aug, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Blackwater fish kill is nothing short of an ecological disaster

Irish Examiner view: Blackwater fish kill is nothing short of an ecological disaster

First reported in the 'Irish Examiner' last week, the suspected fungal infection outbreak is a catastrophe that clearly demands urgent action

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

Beautiful Sunset Reflection Over The Water Lough Erne Enniskillen

Letters to the Editor: We have the competence to resolve housing and environmental issues

The Government cannot do everything but, if our democracy is to remain valid, it must do much better on issues that go to the heart of life in Ireland

Mon, 18 Aug, 2025

Coffee time with best friend

S Michael Moynihan: Forget dog licences — we should need behavioural licences to go out in public

It’s clear that there is a breakdown in social and ethical skills. That is not catastrophising. The evidence is all around you

Thu, 14 Aug, 2025

Irish Examiner view: State overspending smacks of carelessness

Irish Examiner view: State overspending smacks of carelessness

Overpayments by the Department of Social Protection and Revenue suggest their systems are not fit for purpose

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

Letters to the Editor: We need a passenger cap on Cork Airport

Letters to the Editor: We need a passenger cap on Cork Airport

A reader says the volume of air traffic through Cork Airport disrupts lives in the city, and yet the DAA plans to substantially increase the number of flight slots there

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Cork needs more autonomy where driving offences are concerned

Michael Moynihan: Cork needs more autonomy where driving offences are concerned

All around the country - and in Cork - pedestrians have near misses because of people disregarding traffic lights, driving dangerously, or a combination of both. Michael Moynihan believes there is a solution (relatively) close to hand

Thu, 07 Aug, 2025

Gena Heraty kidnapping

Irish Examiner view: Hope for Irish charity worker

It is good that the full weight of Ireland’s State apparatus is being brought to bear on this case, with Tánaiste Simon Harris dealing directly with his counterpart in Haiti to resolve the matter

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

Cork crime: Persistent and sometimes violent crime now routine for city pharmacists

Cork crime: Persistent and sometimes violent crime now routine for city pharmacists

Pat Dalton says in the last year alone, his pharmacy in Cork City has experienced 'several incidents of theft and of verbal abuse'

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Fergus Finlay: Ireland may have its challenges but it is still a wonderful country

S Fergus Finlay: Ireland may have its challenges but it is still a wonderful country

The older I get the more I believe that if there is a people who know how to close the gap between what ought to be and what is, it is the Irish people

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Relationship between the Israel and the Palestine

Irish Examiner view: Two-state option is the viable solution for Israel and Palestine

Palestine and Israel living alongside each other offers the only genuine hope to ending the seemingly endless bloodshed in the region

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Cork Crime: Beat on the street is still a key to crime prevention

Cork Crime: Beat on the street is still a key to crime prevention

Trevor Laffan says many policing challenges now are just the same as in the 1980s when he was a garda — and he fillets recent legislation to suggest it is of little help in curbing crime

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Cork Crime series prompts us to seek out the roots of criminality

Irish Examiner view: Cork Crime series prompts us to seek out the roots of criminality

Special report highlights how Cork is witnessing a surge in crime, led by theft and public order offences

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: The romance of rail travel dies somewhere between Limerick Junction and Platform 8

Gareth O'Callaghan: The romance of rail travel dies somewhere between Limerick Junction and Platform 8

Gareth O'Callaghan’s account of a chaotic Cork–Dublin train journey paints a damning picture of Irish Rail’s reliability and standards

Sat, 02 Aug, 2025

Letters to the Editor: Join Mammies for Trans Rights at the Cork Pride parade

Letters to the Editor: Join Mammies for Trans Rights at the Cork Pride parade

One of the groups participating in this weekend's Cork Pride Parade invites others to join them at the festival which continues until Sunday

Sat, 02 Aug, 2025

Irish Examiner view: YouTube ban a challenge to platforms

From the scraping of personal data to exposing the vulnerable to bullying on a scale never seen before, these platforms have inflicted havoc on young people and children for years

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Michael Moynihan: All-Ireland dreams are for someone else now — the Cork camogie players

S Michael Moynihan: All-Ireland dreams are for someone else now — the Cork camogie players

As we traverse Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s famous stages of dealing with grief, let's remember there's another prize to be won

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

Bank holiday getaway

Letters to the Editor: Utter chaos at Dublin Airport arrivals

A passenger laments the scarcity of buses, and lack of information about them, for people landing at Dublin Airport

Mon, 28 Jul, 2025

Michael McIntyre review: Cork welcomes 'Macnificent' comedian to the Marquee

S Michael McIntyre review: Cork welcomes 'Macnificent' comedian to the Marquee

Roaring cheers greet old friend of Leeside

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Jennifer Horgan: I may as well be an alien when it comes to sport, but the emotions fascinate me

S Jennifer Horgan: I may as well be an alien when it comes to sport, but the emotions fascinate me

The anger and vitriol levelled against the Cork hurling team after last Sunday's All-Ireland final speaks to a deeper kind of social discontent. Namely — if something goes wrong in sport, or in life — somebody must be blamed

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Michael Moynihan: How mapping memory reveals the real story of Cork’s streets and spaces

S Michael Moynihan: How mapping memory reveals the real story of Cork’s streets and spaces

Michael Moynihan maps Cork not by streets or stations but by life’s moments — joyful, painful, absurd — that shape a city into a story

Thu, 24 Jul, 2025

Cian Ducrot review: Homecoming to remember with two sold-out nights at the Marquee

S Cian Ducrot review: Homecoming to remember with two sold-out nights at the Marquee

Cork singer-songwriter Cian Ducrot celebrated a homecoming to remember at the first of two sold-out gigs at Live at the Marquee on Saturday night.

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

RICHARD HARRIS, THE FIELD, 1990

Denis Lehane: Glenroe and The Field taught me more about farming than any classroom

Richard Harris as The Bull McCabe taught me more about farming passion than any advice from a whiteboard ever did

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

Irish Examiner view: All set for a mesmerising 48 hours of sport

Irish Examiner view: All set for a mesmerising 48 hours of sport

The golf, rugby, and cycling are no mere curtain-raisers — but they will set the stage for Cork and Tipperary's clash in Croke Park

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

The Mary Wallopers review: Folk heroes transform Cork's Marquee into their local pub

S The Mary Wallopers review: Folk heroes transform Cork's Marquee into their local pub

The Dundalk folk trailblazers sent the capacity Cork crowd home sweatin' after their blistering Live at the Marquee set

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Cork people give their views on renaming of redeveloped city centre park

Cork people give their views on renaming of redeveloped city centre park

The park was named in Bishop Lucey's honour when it opened in 1985 as part of Cork 800 celebrations. Cork City Hall heard that much of the documented clerical abuse occurred during his time

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

Amble review: A movement begins as trio charm a packed Marquee in Cork

S Amble review: A movement begins as trio charm a packed Marquee in Cork

As the sun broke out after a damp and dreary day, contemporary folk trio Amble played their biggest Irish show to date — and the fans loved it

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Laois v Offaly - Joe McDonagh Cup Final

S Michael Moynihan: 15 things every Cork supporter should know this All-Ireland weekend

From finding tickets to dodging tolls and choosing the right pub, here’s Michael Moynihan's All-Ireland final survival guide for Cork fans

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

Kingfishr review: Gig of the summer at the Marquee as Cork fans raise the roof with 'Killeagh' singalong

S Kingfishr review: Gig of the summer at the Marquee as Cork fans raise the roof with 'Killeagh' singalong

Kingfishr have sold out two nights at the Marquee in Cork

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Irish Examiner view: From blood scandal to Thalidomide, State must do better at righting wrongs

Irish Examiner view: From blood scandal to Thalidomide, State must do better at righting wrongs

The 40th anniversary of Live Aid reminds us that we Irish are unsurpassed at donating to charitable causes. So why do we leave so many injustices unresolved?

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Elaine Loughlin: Our roads are melting, so why are our politicians so quiet on climate change?

Elaine Loughlin: Our roads are melting, so why are our politicians so quiet on climate change?

Midleton residents are already warning of delays to flood barriers, while melting roads in Cork have caused consternation. So why is climate change so far down the Dáil's agenda?

Sat, 12 Jul, 2025

The Waterboys review: Marquee sees the whole of the moon on a sizzling night in Cork

S The Waterboys review: Marquee sees the whole of the moon on a sizzling night in Cork

After Roy Keane's three nights, an old-school rock'n'roll show is just what the Marquee needed — and Mike Scott and the Waterboys delivered

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

40th anniversary of Air India crash

Irish Examiner view: Micheál Martin's council proposal could help restore local democracy

However, it's worth drilling into the details and practicalities after An Taoiseach pitched the re-establishment of town councils in an interview with 'Irish Examiner' political reporter Tadgh McNally

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

West Cork Literary Festival 2025 Photocall

Letters to the Editor: Together, we can build an inclusive and prosperous Ireland

'Coming from a French-speaking background, I had to learn to write and publish in English. Yet Ireland provided me with the chance to grow as an artist'

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Failure to remove graffiti sends out a wrong message about Cork

S Michael Moynihan: Failure to remove graffiti sends out a wrong message about Cork

It seems a city with paint smeared on walls and quaysides has simply shrugged its shoulders because that’s just the way it is. What other conclusion can you reach?

Thu, 10 Jul, 2025

Tommy Tiernan review: Wild yarns, philosophical detours, and brilliant pisstakes at the Marquee

S Tommy Tiernan review: Wild yarns, philosophical detours, and brilliant pisstakes at the Marquee

Tommy Tiernan brought his extraordinary range to a packed Marquee in Cork on Friday night

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

Michael Moynihan: 10 lessons from Dublin's city taskforce Cork can't afford to ignore

Michael Moynihan: 10 lessons from Dublin's city taskforce Cork can't afford to ignore

From derelict buildings to faded flags, Cork’s city centre needs action — not just taskforces and good intentions

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

Review: Duran Duran and Chic provide a fine finale to Cork summer series

S Review: Duran Duran and Chic provide a fine finale to Cork summer series

The 1970s disco-funksters and the 1980s popsters were a perfect match at the final Cork Musgrave Park concert

Wed, 02 Jul, 2025

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Irish Examiner view: Climate change apathy won't get us far

As a result of Earth’s continued warming, extreme weather events — including hurricanes, droughts, floods, and heatwaves — are becoming more intense and frequent

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

Pádraig Rice: Cork City's library plans are too important to get wrong

Pádraig Rice: Cork City's library plans are too important to get wrong

Deciding how to upgrade Cork’s ageing city library will have a significant impact on our city for decades to come, writes Pádraig Rice

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

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