Person: Peter O

Cork on cusp of modern urbanisation

Focus on providing an urban framework that injects life to our city centre, writes Peter O’Flynn.

Sat, 30 Dec, 2017

Van Graan: We’ve work to do to reach Leinster level

A derby defeat at home is enough to darken the mood but Munster captain Peter O’Mahony and his head coach Johann van Graan know that Leinster have provided the benchmark to which they will have to measure up if this season is to be a success.

Thu, 28 Dec, 2017

Rampant Reds braced for wounded Tigers

It may have been one of those special European nights at Thomond Park, when even Peter O’Mahony smiled, but the Munster captain soon reverted to ice-veined type when thoughts turned to next Sunday’s return match at Welford Road.

Mon, 11 Dec, 2017

Last year has no relevance, says Peter O’Mahony

Peter O’Mahony has urged Munster supporters to forget last year’s 38-0 European drubbing of Leicester at Thomond Park and brace for impact when the Tigers return to Limerick on Saturday.

Wed, 06 Dec, 2017

Tackle the culture that stunts our rugby players’ chances

Sport has always played a vital role in Irish society. If there is injustice we should speak out about it as we do in all other walks of life, writes Ryle Dwyer.

Thu, 30 Nov, 2017

Peter O’Mahony learns from Lions role

Peter O’Mahony believes he is a stronger player, person and leader for the experiences he and his Munster team went through in the last 12 months.

Wed, 04 Oct, 2017

O’Mahony: It’s got to be our best to beat Scarlets

Peter O’Mahony believes his Munster side will have to put in their best game of the season if they are to overcome Scarlets at Aviva Stadium this Saturday and he is to lift the Guinness Pro12 trophy.

Mon, 22 May, 2017

‘When I turned pro, I was miles away from the required standard’

Peter O’Keeffe will never make a cent playing golf again but if the new Flogas Irish Amateur Open champion had his time again, he knows from painful experience the key to success is not just innate talent but a big, fat wallet to match an insatiable appetite for hard work.

Tue, 16 May, 2017

Good times return for gentle giant O’Keeffe

There was a time when Douglas’ Peter O’Keeffe got so angry with himself during his five-year stint in the professional ranks that he would rip a golf glove off his hand in frustration.

Mon, 15 May, 2017

Patience pays for impressive Peter O’Keeffe at Royal County Down

Royal County Down has a habit of punishing aggression but big hitting Douglas man Peter O’Keeffe kept his love of attack in check to open with a fine 70 in the Flogas Irish Amateur Open in idyllic conditions at the firm and fast Newcastle links.

Fri, 12 May, 2017

League win would be icing on the cake for Cork Con

It has been quite the year to mark Cork Constitution’s 125th anniversary, what with Peter O’Mahony becoming the latest player from the Temple Hill club to be selected as a Lion and a record fifth successive Bateman Cup victory already in the bag.

Fri, 05 May, 2017

Possible British and Irish Lions squad to take on New Zealand

Here is the possible make-up of a squad charged with targeting a first Test series triumph against the All Blacks since 1971.

Tue, 18 Apr, 2017

Jack O’Donoghue is on a mission

Jack O’Donoghue may be an international back row in his own right but you can understand his desire to make a mark in Italy this weekend before CJ Stander and Peter O’Mahony make their returns from Ireland duty.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2017

Eddie Jones drops conspiracy hint

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but to think that Peter O’Mahony was not meant to start against England now seems faintly ridiculous.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2017

Peter O’Mahony believes Ireland can be world beaters again

Whatever about his claims to a starting place in Ireland’s back row to face England this weekend, Peter O’Mahony insists Joe Schmidt’s squad are just a few percentage points away from being the world beaters they looked like just four months ago.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2017

Peter O’Mahony: Wales will lap up idle talk of bonus points

Peter O’Mahony is having no truck with talk of bonus points ahead of Ireland’s Six Nations assignment in Cardiff.

Tue, 28 Feb, 2017

Donnacha Ryan ‘should be right’ for Italy

Ireland look set to have lock Donnacha Ryan available for the trip to Italy this weekend but management are still waiting for positive news on fly-half Johnny Sexton and flanker Peter O’Mahony.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Munster big guns eye Leicester Tigers clash

Rassie Erasmus is confident Peter O’Mahony, Jaco Taute, and Tyler Bleyendaal will all be fit to face Leicester Tigers when the English giants return to Thomond Park this weekend for the resumption of Munster’s Champions Cup campaign.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2016

Peter O’Mahony returns to lead Munster into battle

Peter O’Mahony returns to captain Munster in tonight’s Guinness Pro12 clash with Glasgow Warriors on their 4G pitch at Scotstoun and is joined in the back-row by Tommy O’Donnell who makes his 100th appearance for the province.

Fri, 02 Dec, 2016

Peter O’Mahony steers Chicago heroics into rearview mirror

Six questions in, all of them a variation on the theme that was his absence from the Ireland squad for last weekend’s historic defeat of the All Blacks in Chicago, and Peter O’Mahony’s calm exterior cracks just a tad.

Thu, 10 Nov, 2016

Simon Easterby: Recovering stars bring added edge

Sean O’Brien and Peter O’Mahony may not have agreed with it, but Ireland assistant coach Simon Easterby believes the decision to leave the pair behind when the squad flew out to Chicago early last week was wholly justified.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2016

Peter O’Mahony makes grand entrance

As if biggest game of the weekend needed any further spice, Munster head into the Aviva Stadium cauldron to face their fiercest rivals with the abrasive presence of captain Peter O’Mahony.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2016

Peter O’Mahony is to Munster what Paul O’Connell was for over a decade

Forget about the bonus point, the seven tries scored or the margin of victory, the most pleasing and significant moment of Munster’s comprehensive 49-5 win over Zebre on Saturday was the return to action of their captain Peter O’Mahony.

Wed, 05 Oct, 2016

Big guns back for Munster

The inclusion of Peter O’Mahony, Tommy O’Donnell, Donnacha Ryan, Simon Zebo, and Jaco Taute in the Munster 23 for today’s Guinness PRO12 clash with Zebre at Thomond Park has certainly ratcheted up fresh optimism among the Red Army immediately ahead of a crucially important part of the rugby season.

Sat, 01 Oct, 2016

Peter O’Mahony hoping to be back by the end of September

Peter O’Mahony is hoping that his cruciate ligament injury nightmare can pay dividends down the line by adding up to a year onto the back end of his professional rugby career.

Thu, 25 Aug, 2016

Irish consultant recalls experience of being caught in South Sudan war

Irish engineer was in Africa’s newest country providing logistics training when war broke out. Peter O’Dwyer reports

Tue, 09 Aug, 2016

Doing business in Ireland: Not quite the best small country for businesses

Enda Kenny made big claims five years ago. Yet businesses, and particularly SMEs, are facing the same old problems, writes Peter O’Dwyer

Mon, 18 Jul, 2016

Shared painful experiences

Peter O’Dwyer’s article on Iceland and the reports of the current situation in Greece reminds us of what we in Ireland have been through in recent years.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

Scars of global financial crash clearly visible in Reykjavik

Peter O’Dwyer visits Iceland eight years after the global financial system crashed. Despite taking a very different path to Ireland, the scars of the catastrophe are still all too evident there as they are here

Mon, 09 May, 2016

Mobile World Congress: Enlightening technology points to age of inclusion

The motto greeting visitors to the world’s largest mobile exhibition in Barcelona is another reminder, if needed, of the central role technology now plays in our lives, writes Peter O’Dwyer

Thu, 25 Feb, 2016

Mobile World Congress: Weird world of superfluous ideas driving the future

For every technological leap forward that changes how we live our lives, another which solves a problem seemingly nobody has is never far behind, writes Peter O’Dwyer

Tue, 23 Feb, 2016

Company of The Year Awards 2016 - Part 4: Excellence in Customer Engagement

In the last of a four-part series looking at finalists for the Cork Company of the Year Awards 2016, Peter O’Dwyer casts an eye over those in the special category: Excellence in Customer Engagement.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

We need to re-address the regional imbalance

Peter O’Dwyer’s article “Proposed Cork-Limerick M20 motorway would pay off for State” simply states the obvious (Irish Examiner, January 16).

Tue, 19 Jan, 2016

Company of The Year Awards 2016 - Part 2: Nominees in the SME category

Peter O’Dwyer casts an eye over the nominated firms in the emerging category in the Cork Company of The Year Awards 2016.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Company of The Year Awards 2016 - Part 1: Nominees in the emerging category

Peter O’Dwyer casts an eye over the nominated firms in the emerging category in the Cork Company of The Year Awards 2016.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

The threat from cyber crime continues to evolve for Irish firms

With 80% of Irish firms falling victim to cyber crime last year, Peter O’Dwyer talks to a cyber security specialist who urges problem appraisal and straightforward solutions.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

If Whitegate refinery is important to economy, invest in infrastructure

The news story by Peter O’Dwyer (Irish Examiner, July 25) “that the Government has confirmed it considers the continued operation of the Whitegate refinery as central to the country’s energy security and economic prospects,” is good news for the 300 plus employees, their families and the economic growth of East Cork.

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015

Anthony Foley: Conor Murray doubtful for Leicester Tigers clash

With Peter O’Mahony out for the foreseeable future and Tommy O’Donnell a month or more away from a return to action, the last thing Munster need right now is the loss of another high-class player in the shape of Lions scrum-half Conor Murray, who has been ruled out of action with a bruised foot since the European Champions Cup game against Treviso on November 14.

Thu, 03 Dec, 2015

A look inside a global giant: Apple and their European headquarters in Cork

The European headquarters of the world’s biggest company employs 4,000 workers in Cork, and today Tim Cook announced the creation of a further 1,000 jobs at the site. Peter O’Dwyer got a rare look inside the global tech giants’ Cork plant earlier this year.

Wed, 11 Nov, 2015

Munster recruit flanker Sean Doyle and full-back Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino