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<p>Don O'Leary of the Cork Life Centre was an everyday hero who dedicated his life to marginalised young people.</p>

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Jennifer Horgan: We should be looking closer to home for heroes like the late Don O'Leary

Everyday heroes are all around us — look at Cork's longest serving librarian James Wilkinson, or the late Don O'Leary, who changed so many children's lives

Michael Moynihan

SMichael Moynihan: Seeing Cillian Murphy on the 208 bus would surely improve its image

<p>Joe Wicks and Chris van Tulleken face a decision about whether they can stomach feeding people the ‘killer’ bar they know to be harmful. Picture: Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock/Channel 4</p>

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No, Joe Wicks, reading lists of ingredients will not solve our health problems

First sign of 2008 crash was a drop in football shirt sales — the same appears to be happening

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First sign of 2008 crash was a drop in football shirt sales — the same appears to be happening

SFergus Finlay: I have no sympathy for Jim Gavin — the whole thing was grubby

STerry Prone: Sorry state of some sculptures a reminder in how not to memorialise people

Tony Blair set for political comeback in Trump’s Gaza peace plan — but ghosts of Iraq still linger

S Tony Blair set for political comeback in Trump’s Gaza peace plan — but ghosts of Iraq still linger

Donald Trump wants Tony Blair to help rebuild Gaza — but can the former prime minister ever escape the shadow of Iraq?

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin's rush for a border poll will do nothing for peace on this island

S Mick Clifford: Sinn Féin's rush for a border poll will do nothing for peace on this island

Sinn Féin's stampede towards a border poll will do nothing to build a new and peaceful Ireland for all citizens, writes Mick Clifford

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Are Cork people the victims of an enormous prank designed to baffle the city?

S Michael Moynihan: Are Cork people the victims of an enormous prank designed to baffle the city?

Talks have been held about boosting visitor numbers to Cork. Just don't expect anything to materialise quickly

Thu, 02 Oct, 2025

Mick Clifford: Will the presidency go back to pre-Robinson era as a retirement home for politicians?

S Mick Clifford: Will the presidency go back to pre-Robinson era as a retirement home for politicians?

When the dust clears, we will see whether we’re going to get a continuity Michael D presidency, or go back to the future when the president was often seen, but rarely heard

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Duchess of Kent funeral

S Terry Prone: Charities should never have dealt with that serial dud, Sarah Ferguson

England’s Duchess of York had a dodgy past — long before the closeness of her links to paedophile and child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein were revealed

Mon, 29 Sep, 2025

Irish presidential election

S Mick Clifford: Living in Trumpland — how his politics of grievance spread to Ireland

Trump’s politics of grievance and 'othering' are shaping global debates, with worrying echoes in Ireland’s immigration and public discourse.

Sun, 28 Sep, 2025

Colin Sheridan: Patrick Kielty's nod to Jimmy Kimmel rings hollow, thanks to RTÉ's hypocrisy

S Colin Sheridan: Patrick Kielty's nod to Jimmy Kimmel rings hollow, thanks to RTÉ's hypocrisy

Anecdotally, some RTÉ employees feel quietly coerced not to post pro-Palestine content on their own social media. It is, in effect, self-censorship by osmosis, writes Colin Sheridan

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025

Jennifer Horgan: 'The Traitors' should teach us to lean in to the women we trust

S Jennifer Horgan: 'The Traitors' should teach us to lean in to the women we trust

For a while there it seemed the Mean Girls narrative so prevalent in our lives had taken hold — but the mná overcame it

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Patrick Horgan 7/6/2025

S Michael Moynihan: Patrick Horgan’s pitch presence was a privilege for people of Cork

Patrick Horgan’s retirement closes a glittering chapter in Cork hurling, leaving fans reflecting on brilliance, pride, and unforgettable nights

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

California-USA-Protest-September-18

S Fergus Finlay: The US is on the road from culture war to civil war

Donald Trump wants to push America into a bleak future where he gets to finally crush all dissent, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

Terry Prone: We may be better at 'performative empathy' than at being informers

S Terry Prone: We may be better at 'performative empathy' than at being informers

It was State bureaucracy, and not the concern of individuals, that activated the investigation into a missing three-year-old boy

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025

Mick Clifford: Why successive governments put landowners ahead of the common good

S Mick Clifford: Why successive governments put landowners ahead of the common good

For decades, governments enriched landowners through rezoning while failing to deliver a fair, functioning planning system

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025

Social Democrats think-in

S Jennifer Horgan: Returning from maternity leave challenging enough without a wayward teen to mind

Holly Cairns's first week back from maternity leave must have been a shock to the system, but it's important we see the reality for women, writes Jennifer Horgan

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

Michael Moynihan: We need to talk about the word 'Norrie'

S Michael Moynihan: We need to talk about the word 'Norrie'

You learn a lot about someone by their use of the word 'Norrie', writes northsider Michael Moynihan

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

Mick Clifford: Eoin Hayes and the Social Democrats' self-induced trauma

S Mick Clifford: Eoin Hayes and the Social Democrats' self-induced trauma

A photograph of Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes in blackface from 16 years ago has surfaced, and his party has reacted as if a deep, dark secret from his past had been uncovered

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Prime Minister's Questions

S Fergus Finlay: Presidential race highlights how leaders grow — or shrink — under pressure

The presidential race will not be decided by policy or ideology, but by whether candidates show true leadership under pressure

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Russian invasion of Ukraine

S Terry Prone: No way back this time for Labour’s self-pitying moral chameleon Peter Mandelson

Power, influence, and position have been taken from Mandelson previously, and he always recovered. This time, however, no recovery is possible. He’s done

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

Mick Clifford: Maria Steen’s late bid for presidency lacks the groundwork to succeed

S Mick Clifford: Maria Steen’s late bid for presidency lacks the groundwork to succeed

Presidential elections should demand grit, planning and sacrifice — not last-minute declarations or vanity bids dressed as democracy

Sun, 14 Sep, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Dublin official's comments on English Market were a hostage to fortune

S Michael Moynihan: Dublin official's comments on English Market were a hostage to fortune

The hubris of Dublin City Council's Richard Shakespeare was notable from the start, as plans for that city's Victorian market recede into the distance

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Donabate missing boy

S Fergus Finlay: Ireland’s child protection failures go beyond Tusla — the real issue is political will

Ireland has one social worker per 3,000 people, yet we scapegoat Tusla instead of fixing systemic failures in child protection

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Eamon De Valera 50th anniversary

S Terry Prone: Bertie Ahern’s past political bombs come back to blow up in his face

The rationale for Bertie's rejection, and the manner in which it was executed, are resonant of his own past modus operandi

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference

S Mick Clifford: Simon Harris threats highlight toxic abuse of politicians on social media

While politicians are generally subjected to the worst of abuse, women across public life are targeted in a more hateful way than men

Sun, 07 Sep, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: Claire Byrne's move from RTÉ to Newstalk means radio battle is finally on

S Gareth O'Callaghan: Claire Byrne's move from RTÉ to Newstalk means radio battle is finally on

Two decades after Newstalk’s launch, Irish radio is witnessing a real contest as RTÉ Radio 1 faces a challenger worth tuning into

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

Mother gave her son a consoling pat on the back

S Jennifer Horgan: Mothers must recognise their huge influence on sons' lives

In Wendy Erskine's debut novel The Benefactors the role of mothers in excusing their sons' abhorrent behaviour gave Jennifer Horgan pause for thought

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

Michael Moynihan: Dangerous cycle lanes in Cork highlight flawed city planning

S Michael Moynihan: Dangerous cycle lanes in Cork highlight flawed city planning

Poorly designed cycle lanes around Cork City Hall highlight how shoddy planning risks both cyclists and pedestrians while undermining sustainable transport goals

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025

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