Liz Dunphy meets Sioned Jones, a grandmother on a mission to stand up for biodiversity against Coillte monoculture planting

The Covid-19 crisis has brought the arts sector to its knees, despite keeping us entertained throughout lockdown. Now, with the launch of the National Campaign to Save the Arts, writers, dancers, designers, musicians, and other creatives tell how they were impacted by the shutdown and what needs to happen next

In the final part of our special series on the impact of coastal erosion, Padraig Hoare, Environmental and Sustainability correspondent, hears about efforts to stem the tide at the magnificent Rossbeigh beach in Co Kerry, helped along in the healing powers of Mother Nature, and how funding could further help aid those efforts

On day two of a three-part series Environmental & Sustainability Correspondent Pádraig Hoare discovers how a beach clean has grown into a 300-strong community group with a global outlook

Pádraig Hoare commences Irish Examiner Ocean Week by visiting a community group in west Kerry that is working to undo the damage we are doing to our coastline

Sean O’Donnell is one of many who the State wrote to, instructing him to drop his civil case against it or be pursued for thousands of euros in legal costs. He tells Jess Casey the effect this has had on his life.

Paranoid spiral of getting high, selling drugs, stealing, being stolen from, going to jail, getting released, and getting high again

Overlander Paul Moody was on a road trip from Kinsale to Australia experiencing a breakdown in a remote area of Iran. A good Samaritan came to his rescue and the humanity of man will stay with him forever.

As Cork commemorates the centenary of the death of Tomás MacCurtain this year, an ambitious multi-million regeneration has been unveiled for the historic street which bears his name.

 Cork poet Cian Dalton reflects on what 'Home' means to him My heart lies all over the world.

In this anonymised and edited submission a contributor reveals how by speaking out she has moved closer to freeing herself from the pain caused by bullying at school.

Journalists are refusing to leave the final chapter untold in a bid to help bring ‘cold case’ killers to justice, writes Pádraig Hoare.

Lots of sites across Cork city are earmarked for college living, but the demand may plummet if students are being taught online, writes Kevin O’Neill

Only 1% of local councillors in Irish council chambers are non Irish nationals. This despite the fact that over 10% of the Irish population, according to CSO statistics, are non Irish.

Gerry Mahon and Eamon O’Neill met in the Zest coffee shop in Limerick on February 6 last.  Mr Mahon is a retired chief superintendent, highly regarded in An Garda Siochana.

An Garda Síochána this week sent a clear message to crime cartel boss Daniel Kinahan that his downfall is imminent, writes Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keefe

Having her own daughter convinced Eileen to ‘end the cycle of abuse’ in her family, writes Liz Dunphy

From a family background steeped in sport, rather than politics, Micheál Martin’s upbringing provided him with the qualities to endure 30 years at the frontline of public life, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford.

Micheál Martin, a savvy political operator, keeps his circle small. He has curated relationships over a number of years, and takes their counsel seriously.

 School’s out for summer so writer Sadhbh Warren humorously reviews what her family have learned over the last three and half months of homeschooling in Cork.