Some of the world’s top urban thinkers biked and walked around Cork yesterday to see how a “city on the rise” is poised to become the fastest growing region in Ireland — but decision-makers need to realise its value for the benefit of the whole country.

FOLLOWING the Government’s Putting People First reform package, three regional assembly areas are expected to be announced shortly. However, they risk being ineffective without the context of a new National Spatial Strategy (NSS) to guide regional development.

The average cost of a four-year college degree in the US is $102,000. Such an investment writes James Pressley in his review of Enrico Moretti’s The New Geography of Jobs, might just be worth it to help the country’s cities prosper

AS a young Irish person living in Canada, I was delighted to read the highly progressive comments made by the Taoiseach and endorsed by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin on the advancement of gay rights in Ireland.