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Ask Audrey: My cousin became a poet because he wanted to get off with women half his age

That's Cork sorted now ...

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Ask Audrey: So, like, do you have any idea where I might get a couple of hippos and a snake?

Sorting out all your pandemic problems...

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Monica Butler: ‘They killed him over a bag of chips’

After the killings of her son and brother, and her husband’s suicide, Monica Butler wants justice, writes Liz Dunphy.

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Ask Audrey: My old man is a millionaire but I formed a political party called Eat the Rich, Bitch

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Watch: Saoirse Ronan's mam and dog adorably celebrate her fourth Oscar nomination

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Funeral of Frankie Dunne told death was 'wrong, pointless and without justification'

Ask Audrey: My friend moved to Carrigaline after a series of very poor life choices

Hi gang, Audrey here. I pulled a few strings in the River Lee Hotel and got them to host a Christmas Coffee Morning for a selection of the misfortunates who write in to me every week.

Thu, 19 Dec, 2019

Ask Audrey: Guten tag. Vot the f**k is the story with your cycle lanes?

'Ask Audrey' has been the newspaper's hysterical agony aunt “for ages, like”.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2019

Ask Audrey: 'Cairo is basically Limerick with a few pyramids'

Got an issue? Ask Audrey...

Thu, 24 Oct, 2019

Ask Audrey: 'When a northside dog goes ruff, he’s actually describing his owner'

Audrey's been sorting out Cork people for ages.

Fri, 18 Oct, 2019

Ask Audrey: C’mere, what’s the story with Chris O’Dowd thinking he’s better than Cork people

Audrey's been sorting out Cork people for ages.

Thu, 19 Sep, 2019

US and Mexican migration policy endangering lives of asylum seekers in Tamaulipas state: MSF

The lives of asylum seekers are being put in danger in Tamaulipas state by the US government’s Migration Protection Protocol (MPP) and Mexico’s government lack of humanitarian assistance, the international medical organisation has warned.

Mon, 09 Sep, 2019

Put your house in order and spark joy ahead of winter

Carol O’Callaghan explores the approach of Marie Kondo to sorting out our homes after living outdoors for summer and before the season of hibernation and cosiness sets in.

Mon, 02 Sep, 2019

Ask Audrey: What’s a good way to bring sisters together? The reading of a will

C’mere, what’s the story with liking someone from Dublin? Myself and the old doll are in Benalmadena and we’ve made drinking buddies with this couple from Clondalkin.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2019

Ask Audrey: ‘My niece is doing a thesis on class and alcohol, titled ‘Oh, So That’s Who Drinks Carling’’

Audrey's been sorting out Cork people for ages...

Thu, 01 Aug, 2019

Ask Audrey: Don’t tell me you’re getting party-hosting tips from some kind of middle manager

Sorting out Cork people for ages...

Fri, 19 Jul, 2019

Gardaí investigating motorcyclist death in Mallow at weekend

Shortly after 5pm on Sunday, gardaí were called to the scene of a collision involving a motorcycle at Kilpadder South, Dromahane, approximately 8km south of Mallow.

Mon, 15 Jul, 2019

Australia fight back to claim stunning win over Brazil

Australia came from two goals down to stun Brazil 3-2 in their Women's World Cup clash in Montpellier.

Thu, 13 Jun, 2019

Ask Audrey: When it comes to stupidity copying someone from Meath is up there with licking a raw chicken

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Fri, 10 May, 2019

House of the week: Clock ticks down for Douglas bungalow

THERE’S a clock ticking in the background of this bungalow home called Vermar.

Fri, 26 Apr, 2019

Ask Audrey: How to sort out Norries in your back yard

My cousin has his ear to the ground on the real estate scene around town.

Fri, 26 Apr, 2019

Ask Audrey: My neighbours are sound-proofing their bedroom - does that make them pervs?

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages

Thu, 18 Apr, 2019

Liam Fennelly and Patrick Holden’s Ballyhale memories: ‘Finbarr’s nearly had a Cork team of their own. But we didn’t mind’

“Whatever it was, I wish we could have bottled it,” Liam Fennelly says.

Sat, 16 Mar, 2019

Lewinsky speaks out after a life of exile

Monica Lewinsky has a keen sense of humour.

Thu, 28 Feb, 2019

The two shows that changed TV forever

Twenty years ago, The Sopranos and The West Wing slipped on to our screens. Television would never be the same again, writes Ed Power.

Sat, 16 Feb, 2019

Ask Audrey: 'Is the afterlife just something we invented so poor people don’t feel bad about living in Turners Cross?'

Sorting out Cork people for ages.

Fri, 15 Feb, 2019

Ask Audrey: 'As bad ideas go it's up there with taking driving lessons off Prince Philip'

Audrey's been sorting out Cork people for ages.

Fri, 25 Jan, 2019

Ask Audrey: The one thing that might impress a Cork woman is you not being septic even though you’re from Dublin

Sorting out Cork people for years...

Fri, 14 Dec, 2018

House of the Week: Well Road, Douglas, Cork

Knocking down and replacing isn’t anything at all new in Ireland’s house market, and especially so in rising and buoyant markets (current tail-end 2018 economic jitters notwithstanding,) all the more so again in strong, ‘bullet-proof’ locations.

Sat, 08 Dec, 2018

Ask Audrey: Fantasising about a man with erectile dysfunction is deviant, even for Kinsale

Sorting out Cork people for ages...

Fri, 23 Nov, 2018

Ask Audrey: A good cleaning lady is as rare as tasteful Christmas decorations on the Pouladuff Road

Audrey's been sorting out Cork people for ages.

Fri, 02 Nov, 2018

Ask Audrey: I had one of those ‘what’s that smell?’ moments, when I realised it was all the Norry fans in Páirc Uí Chaoimh

I asked my Posh Cousin is it normal for a Blackrock snob to allow a gang of Norries into his home. She said not really unless you are interviewing for a cleaner.

Fri, 28 Sep, 2018

Ask Audrey: Would my insurance cover a cougar scratching my 182c E-class Mercedes?

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages...

Fri, 14 Sep, 2018

Ask Audrey: Blackrock people won’t run for the Áras, they’d resent moving into a smaller house

Audrey's been sorting out Cork people for years...

Fri, 07 Sep, 2018

Ask Audrey: The definition of an alcoholic in Ireland is a friend who drinks more than you

Sorting out Cork people for years...

Fri, 31 Aug, 2018

Ask Audrey: C’mere what’s the story with thinking that Limerick do be nearly as good a

Got a dilemma? No problem! Ask Audrey has all the answers.

Fri, 24 Aug, 2018

Ask Audrey: We went to bed, 20 seconds later wasn’t herself complaining about my ability to stay the course.

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages

Fri, 08 Jun, 2018

Ask Audrey: Two things you can't escape - Liverpool fans and the whiff of despair in Carrigaline

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages

Fri, 25 May, 2018

Olivia's MRI brought forward after mother’s letter published

An MRI scheduled for 2019 for a little girl with a profoundly curved spine has been brought forward to next month after her mother wrote a heartfelt letter in the Irish Examiner, pleading for Health Minister Simon Harris to intervene.

Thu, 24 May, 2018

‘A system intent on piling more hurt upon a delicate but already bruised baby’

Monica White’s nine year old daughter Olivia can’t walk or talk and has severe spinal curvature. She can’t get on a waiting list until deemed to require surgery — for which she needs an MRI. She’s been offered a date of April 2019. She’s currently in hospital. In today’s Irish Examiner, Monica says her daughter can’t afford to wait.

Mon, 21 May, 2018

Olivia, 9, cannot get on waiting list for spinal surgery

A nine-year-old girl who cannot walk or talk and who has a profoundly curved spine cannot get on a waiting list for spinal surgery until she undergoes an MRI, scheduled for April 2019.

Mon, 21 May, 2018

Ask Audrey: Like, achtung Cork boggers, I’m totally coming to your no-horse town to rock out to Ed Sheeran,

Ask Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages...

Fri, 04 May, 2018

Former TD Monica Barnes dies aged 82

Former Fine Gael TD Monica Barnes has died at the age of 82.

Thu, 03 May, 2018

Helping students reach the height of mindfulness through Everest experience

If the power of the mind helped John Burke to top Mt Everest, can students use it to reach peak potential? writes Trish Flanagan.

Fri, 05 Jan, 2018

Ask Audrey: 'Do you know how I might arouse myself?'

Ask Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages

Fri, 29 Dec, 2017

Ask Audrey: 'Most houses in Bishopstown are smaller than a Centre of Culture in Clonmel'

Got an issue? Ask Audrey...

Fri, 22 Dec, 2017

Ask Audrey: 'I heard that Viagra fumes from Pfizer’s were causing stiffys below in Ringaskiddy'

Got an issue? Ask Audrey...

Fri, 15 Dec, 2017

Ask Audrey: Invitations to the royal wedding are as a rare as toothbrush in Kilmallock

She’s been sorting out Cork people for ages, so why not Ask Audrey?

Fri, 01 Dec, 2017

Man who saved family among 30 to get water safety honours

Dean Byrne was turning around to pull two children out of a treacherous lake when he saw their mother staring at him from under the water.

Wed, 29 Nov, 2017

Ask Audrey: What’s the story with playing loud music so people can’t hear you in the jacks?

Got an issue? Ask Audrey...

Fri, 24 Nov, 2017

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Person: Monica

Ask Audrey: My cousin became a poet because he wanted to get off with women half his age

Ask Audrey: So, like, do you have any idea where I might get a couple of hippos and a snake?

Monica Butler: ‘They killed him over a bag of chips’

Ask Audrey: My old man is a millionaire but I formed a political party called Eat the Rich, Bitch

Watch: Saoirse Ronan's mam and dog adorably celebrate her fourth Oscar nomination

Funeral of Frankie Dunne told death was 'wrong, pointless and without justification'

Ask Audrey: My friend moved to Carrigaline after a series of very poor life choices

Ask Audrey: Guten tag. Vot the f**k is the story with your cycle lanes?

Ask Audrey: 'Cairo is basically Limerick with a few pyramids'

Ask Audrey: 'When a northside dog goes ruff, he’s actually describing his owner'

Ask Audrey: C’mere, what’s the story with Chris O’Dowd thinking he’s better than Cork people

US and Mexican migration policy endangering lives of asylum seekers in Tamaulipas state: MSF

Put your house in order and spark joy ahead of winter

Ask Audrey: What’s a good way to bring sisters together? The reading of a will

Ask Audrey: ‘My niece is doing a thesis on class and alcohol, titled ‘Oh, So That’s Who Drinks Carling’’

Ask Audrey: Don’t tell me you’re getting party-hosting tips from some kind of middle manager

Gardaí investigating motorcyclist death in Mallow at weekend

Australia fight back to claim stunning win over Brazil

Ask Audrey: When it comes to stupidity copying someone from Meath is up there with licking a raw chicken

House of the week: Clock ticks down for Douglas bungalow

Ask Audrey: How to sort out Norries in your back yard

Ask Audrey: My neighbours are sound-proofing their bedroom - does that make them pervs?

Liam Fennelly and Patrick Holden’s Ballyhale memories: ‘Finbarr’s nearly had a Cork team of their own. But we didn’t mind’

Lewinsky speaks out after a life of exile

The two shows that changed TV forever

Ask Audrey: 'Is the afterlife just something we invented so poor people don’t feel bad about living in Turners Cross?'

Ask Audrey: 'As bad ideas go it's up there with taking driving lessons off Prince Philip'

Ask Audrey: The one thing that might impress a Cork woman is you not being septic even though you’re from Dublin

House of the Week: Well Road, Douglas, Cork

Ask Audrey: Fantasising about a man with erectile dysfunction is deviant, even for Kinsale

Ask Audrey: A good cleaning lady is as rare as tasteful Christmas decorations on the Pouladuff Road

Ask Audrey: I had one of those ‘what’s that smell?’ moments, when I realised it was all the Norry fans in Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Ask Audrey: Would my insurance cover a cougar scratching my 182c E-class Mercedes?

Ask Audrey: Blackrock people won’t run for the Áras, they’d resent moving into a smaller house

Ask Audrey: The definition of an alcoholic in Ireland is a friend who drinks more than you

Ask Audrey: C’mere what’s the story with thinking that Limerick do be nearly as good a

Ask Audrey: We went to bed, 20 seconds later wasn’t herself complaining about my ability to stay the course.

Ask Audrey: Two things you can't escape - Liverpool fans and the whiff of despair in Carrigaline

Olivia's MRI brought forward after mother’s letter published

‘A system intent on piling more hurt upon a delicate but already bruised baby’

Olivia, 9, cannot get on waiting list for spinal surgery

Ask Audrey: Like, achtung Cork boggers, I’m totally coming to your no-horse town to rock out to Ed Sheeran,

Former TD Monica Barnes dies aged 82

Helping students reach the height of mindfulness through Everest experience

Ask Audrey: 'Do you know how I might arouse myself?'

Ask Audrey: 'Most houses in Bishopstown are smaller than a Centre of Culture in Clonmel'

Ask Audrey: 'I heard that Viagra fumes from Pfizer’s were causing stiffys below in Ringaskiddy'

Ask Audrey: Invitations to the royal wedding are as a rare as toothbrush in Kilmallock

Man who saved family among 30 to get water safety honours

Ask Audrey: What’s the story with playing loud music so people can’t hear you in the jacks?

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