Michael Moynihan

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<p>Crowds wait for the crossriver ferry at the Marina in Cork City in 1959. Kieran McCarthy wrote that this ferry service, which ran for decades, was at its peak during Cork’s tram era.</p>

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Michael Moynihan: Stewing in Cork City traffic leaves me longing for a ferry service

As we await the Cork light rail project, BusConnects, the Cork North Ring Road, and the three bridges mooted for the River Lee, couldn't we add ferry services for the city?

Michael Moynihan: Cork's precious built heritage is not getting the respect it deserves

Michael Moynihan: We must congratulate ourselves on our non-defecating pets

Michael Moynihan: Rugby movie with a difference shows equality benefits everyone

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Michael Moynihan: Is the work at Madden’s Buildings a slippery slope for Cork’s social heritage?

Michael Moynihan: A city's culture isn't just about the arts — how does Cork fare?

Michael Moynihan: Animals do not belong on public transport. End of discussion

This proposal must be the most moronic to surface in some time, even in a field as crowded as Irish public policy. Anyone with the remotest acquaintance with actual animals, not idealised creatures or fairytale characters, will be able to conjure up a mental picture or two

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Paris, France - 07 19 2025: Panoramic view of Summer swimming in the Seine at Bras Marie and Paris Beach behind from Sully Bridg

Michael Moynihan: Cork must start preparing a heat-health action plan for 2027 now

Michael Moynihan examines what other cities are doing to counteract the increasingly frequent heat extremes and suggests what Cork can replicate

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

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Michael Moynihan: Here's why I'm not a fan of our new AI overlords

Are people really considering what AI is going to mean for them? The Chinese example is instructive

Thu, 13 Aug, 2026

Vaping e-liquid from an electronic cigarette

Michael Moynihan: Cork City has a staggering number of vape shops among all the store closures

Is the demand for vapes in Cork so high that all of these stores are profitable?

Thu, 06 Aug, 2026

Michael Moynihan: Do we care enough to stop flats being built on Bessborough babies' remains?

Michael Moynihan contrasts the respect for the children and babies buried at Bessborough to that of the human remains found during building work five years ago elsewhere in Cork

Thu, 02 Jul, 2026

Double parking on Handicapped parking spots

Michael Moynihan: Shame no longer exists as a tool to moderate people’s behaviour

It seems shame no longer exists as an effective tool to moderate people’s behaviour, so now public ridicule and embarrassment on social media seems more effective

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Michael Moynihan: Small, thoughtless acts can have a profound effect on someone's day

If you’re not familiar, Make Way Day is an initiative run by the Disability Federation of Ireland designed to draw attention to the challenges faced by people with disabilities as they try to get around

Thu, 28 May, 2026

Michael Moynihan: Lights, camera, legal action

Now live sport is back, so you needn’t watch the 2004 Munster hurling final or 1982 All-Ireland football final ever again. Joking

Mon, 03 Aug, 2020

10 Irish sports books we need to read that haven’t been written yet

You might have gotten the memo last week about World Book Day, and that may have jogged your memory about the sports book you got for Christmas that year.

Mon, 18 Mar, 2019

The secrets to being a sports columnist

People sometimes ask me where I get the ideas for my columns, and by people I mean one person ever.

Mon, 25 Feb, 2019

The small details that land the biggest rewards

I had an enjoyable chat last week with Ger Carmody, the IRFU’s head of operations.

Mon, 26 Mar, 2018

So what's changed in the past 12 months?

In the second half of last Sunday’s Munster SHC clash, Cork wing-back Mark Coleman soloed up his wing on the Ryan Stand side of Semple Stadium, checked, turned back, slapped the ball off the ground and considered his options. Coleman then zipped a cross field ball to Patrick Horgan, who snapped over a point.

Sun, 28 May, 2017

Ireland v Australia - Rugby World Cup 1991 - Quarter Final

What if we take a look back at road not taken?

Last week, Colm Greaves had a terrific piece in this paper speculating on what Charles Haughey’s political and personal career would have been like if he’d retained a financial interest in a lucrative filly he sold on, Ballidaress.

Mon, 03 Apr, 2017

Survival or stardom? What is the bottom line for inter-county success?

It’s around this time that, to paraphrase just-departed Tipp hurling boss Eamon O’Shea, clubs and counties start to lose all sense of reason.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Jockeys face a clear and present danger - every day

In 2007 John Carter published a book about horse racing, following a group of people involved in the sport around one major course.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2015

The insider’s guide to avoiding rookie errors

Damn you, internet! Sometimes I don’t know whether what you’re giving me is real or whether it’s being dreamed up by two stoned teenagers chained to a PC in someone’s basement, wondering whether to get the Domino’s deep-dish spectacular or not...

Mon, 11 Aug, 2014