#Best of 2024

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Billionaire who sailed into Cork on his superyacht buys a third €5m home in Kinsale
S Billionaire who sailed into Cork on his superyacht buys a third €5m home in Kinsale
James Berwind has just added a dormer bungalow at Sandycove to his collection after buying Sprayfield, a Georgian villa on 40 acres and Seaspray, a contemporary glass box in Scilly

Thu, 26 Dec, 2024

Steven Van Zandt on Bruce Springsteen's recent Irish gigs, and life with The Boss  
Steven Van Zandt on Bruce Springsteen's recent Irish gigs, and life with The Boss  
E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt told Pat Carty about the recent concerts in Ireland with Springsteen, the group's after-gig routine, and that Santa song in Cork 

Thu, 26 Dec, 2024

A Legacy of Dedication: Mary Lennox and the farewell to Lennox’s after 73 years of service
A Legacy of Dedication: Mary Lennox and the farewell to Lennox’s after 73 years of service
As we say goodbye to Lennox’s, it feels like we’re closing the doors on more than just a shop. We’re closing the doors on a piece of Cork’s history, writes Trish Horgan

Thu, 26 Dec, 2024

Diary of a Gen Z student: Listen up, anyone over 30 — stop using full stops in texts
Diary of a Gen Z student: Listen up, anyone over 30 — stop using full stops in texts
Full stops went out of fashion around the same time as MySpace and capris

Wed, 25 Dec, 2024

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'Neither a hurling stronghold': Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh's best quotes  
'Anthony Lynch, the Cork corner-back, will be the last person to let you down – his people are undertakers'

Wed, 25 Dec, 2024

'The priest called me a tramp, looked up my skirt to check if I had knickers on, then banished me'
'The priest called me a tramp, looked up my skirt to check if I had knickers on, then banished me'
Helen Culpan from Co Carlow is one of 34,000 survivors who are entitled to a redress payment for the time they spent in one of the country's many mother and baby homes

Wed, 25 Dec, 2024

Kevin Dundon: 'We're paying our bills, but there's no money left over'
S Kevin Dundon: 'We're paying our bills, but there's no money left over'
It’s been a difficult time for hospitality and each year brings new challenges. However, chef Kevin Dundon tells Gemma Fullam that he is optimistic for the industry’s future

Wed, 25 Dec, 2024

We looked at every GAA crest in the world — here’s what we found
S We looked at every GAA crest in the world — here’s what we found
Camels are more likely to grace GAA crests than cows. Adam Moynihan discovers why, and looks at the stories behind the designs of some distinctive badges

Wed, 25 Dec, 2024

Mick Clifford: People are left to make up their own mind on whether or not Bailey is a killer
Mick Clifford: People are left to make up their own mind on whether or not Bailey is a killer
This article is part of our Best of 2024 collection. It was originally published in January. Find more stories like this .

Tue, 24 Dec, 2024

'I'm a queer, drag queen, GAA player. I came out of the closet in Irish long before I did in English'
'I'm a queer, drag queen, GAA player. I came out of the closet in Irish long before I did in English'
With Seachtain na Gaeilge kicking off on March 1, we’d like to introduce you to three voices that are challenging our perceptions of Gaeilge and what it can mean in the Ireland of today.

Tue, 24 Dec, 2024

Dear Dáithí: 'My wife is mad because I'm texting a female co-worker - but it's completely innocent'
Dear Dáithí: 'My wife is mad because I'm texting a female co-worker - but it's completely innocent'
'I feel it shouldn't matter what gender my friend is, and my wife is being ridiculous. I think she's taking her feelings of frustration out on me - unfairly.'

Tue, 24 Dec, 2024

Exclusive: Aoife Johnston's sisters speak out — 'There is no accountability. We will never get over it'
Exclusive: Aoife Johnston's sisters speak out — 'There is no accountability. We will never get over it'
Aoife Johnston, aged 16, died on December 19, 2022, from meningitis-related sepsis after waiting for treatment in the emergency department of UHL. For the first time, Aoife's siblings reveal the trauma of losing their little sister

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

'We are so angry and hurt, we will not stop until our mother's memory is honoured'
'We are so angry and hurt, we will not stop until our mother's memory is honoured'
The Mother and Baby Home Redress Scheme was meant to put survivors front and centre of everything. My family have found it to be heartless and overly bureaucratic, writes Susan O'Shea

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

Saoirse Ronan's bid to knock and build new West Cork home rejected by council planners
Saoirse Ronan's bid to knock and build new West Cork home rejected by council planners
The leading actor’s plans to replace a €650,000 dormer holiday home near Ballydehob with a single-storey one almost three times larger have been turned down

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

'It’s outrageous that the man who killed our son will be able to walk around unaccompanied'
'It’s outrageous that the man who killed our son will be able to walk around unaccompanied'
More than emotion can be at issue when a killer is due for release

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Cork collector says he will never sell his priceless Michael Collins memorabilia
Cork collector says he will never sell his priceless Michael Collins memorabilia
Noel Scannell has amassed such a collection of unique Michael Collins pieces that his home is like a museum — and he wouldn't have it any other way 

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Vanessa Feltz on Cork: 'It’s a different life here to our life in London'
Vanessa Feltz on Cork: 'It’s a different life here to our life in London'
East Cork resident Vanessa Feltz meets Deirdre McArdle as she prepares to release her first autobiography, and opens up on heartbreak, her career, and everything in between 

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

From early success to the 'Late Late', Jon Kenny leaves behind legacy as the 'young lad who stood out' 
From early success to the 'Late Late', Jon Kenny leaves behind legacy as the 'young lad who stood out' 
Neighbours of the comedian always knew Kenny was destined to make it in showbusiness, writes Jimmy Woulfe

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

Colin Sheridan: A letter to all my friends who tell me to feel happy
Colin Sheridan: A letter to all my friends who tell me to feel happy
Writing about the genocide taking place in Palestine seems the most obvious thing in the world to do. That other people do not think so confounds and depresses me

Thu, 14 Nov, 2024

Dear Dáithí: I'm so disappointed in my daughter — she is using screens to parent my grandchildren
Dear Dáithí: I'm so disappointed in my daughter — she is using screens to parent my grandchildren
Remember parenting has changed but you haven’t, so you too need to adjust here, but all of this is coming from a good place, so keep it there, all will be good.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Darragh O'Donovan celebrates with the John Daly Cup 27/10/2024
S Jack Anderson: Doon. County champions. I'm too caught in the throat to say anything else
So many times, we left the Gaelic Grounds and headed silently and sullenly home on the Ballysimon road. Are we ever going to do it? And then, we just did.

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

Podcast special: An extraordinary GAA family — Niall Cahalane on Castlehaven, culture and his cancer battle
S Podcast special: An extraordinary GAA family — Niall Cahalane on Castlehaven, culture and his cancer battle
Tony Leen speaks in depth to the Cork legend about his children, Rebels glory days, his health and this weekend's county final.

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Nathan McDonnell: From judge to being judged for his part in importing €32m of crystal meth
Nathan McDonnell: From judge to being judged for his part in importing €32m of crystal meth
The Kerry businessman has also been no stranger to television, giving gardening advice on Virgin Media’s Ireland AM

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Bohemians v Palestine - International Solidarity Match
S Kieran Shannon: Sport loses moral authority with silence and inaction on Palestine 
While the likes of FIFA procrastinate, the body count rises in Gaza.

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

Meet the man taking on the 'perfect storm' of technology and paedophilia to make children safe online
Meet the man taking on the 'perfect storm' of technology and paedophilia to make children safe online
Ex-garda Mick Moran tells Security Correspondent Cormac O'Keeffe his focus is still on protecting children from sexual abuse 

Fri, 04 Oct, 2024

Saoirse Ronan on The Outrun: 'I've never had an experience like it, nor will I ever again'
Saoirse Ronan on The Outrun: 'I've never had an experience like it, nor will I ever again'
Saoirse Ronan's performance as a recovering alcoholic in real-life story The Outrun is already being hailed as her best ever 

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

Love spells, potions, and sacred woodcrafts: Welcome to witchcraft in West Cork
Love spells, potions, and sacred woodcrafts: Welcome to witchcraft in West Cork
Sarah Horgan visits Ireland’s first pagan shop, where owners Marie and Craig share their sense of magic

Sun, 08 Sep, 2024

Karen’s Diner: I paid to be insulted by wait staff in Dublin — here’s everything that happened
Karen’s Diner: I paid to be insulted by wait staff in Dublin — here’s everything that happened
Karen's Diner is a restaurant concept famous for its rude staff and poor service, and it has arrived on our shores... but does it work in Dublin?

Wed, 04 Sep, 2024

Donal Hickey: Why have the birds abandoned my garden?
Donal Hickey: Why have the birds abandoned my garden?
Some readers have been in touch to say that the wild birds seem to have deserted the area despite full feeders and birdbaths 

Thu, 29 Aug, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Why is there such an aversion to the basics of upkeep in Cork?
Michael Moynihan: Why is there such an aversion to the basics of upkeep in Cork?
The maintenance of the new wayfinding scheme worries me, particularly when you see what happened with maintenance of the old system

Thu, 29 Aug, 2024

Demand Surges For Weight Loss Drug Ozempic
'I woke in the night screaming': The truth about Ozempic and weight loss injections 
Is our understanding of metabolism and appetite out of date and from the past? And could a popular, growing class of drugs for obesity and diabetes help us see that they are are biological facts, not moral choices? 

Wed, 28 Aug, 2024

Richard Hogan: We have to legislate to stop powerful tech giants from profiting from our kids
S Richard Hogan: 'My retirement is being ruined because I'm expected to mind seven grandchildren'
The balance in your life is not working. It is not selfishness to say you can’t manage the amount of responsibility being placed on you, that is selfcare. 

Wed, 21 Aug, 2024

Diary of a Gen Z student: People over 40 should be banned from clubs
Diary of a Gen Z student: People over 40 should be banned from clubs
If you know how to tune a radio, D2 on a Friday night may not be the place for you

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

Dear Dáithí: I've a good life, but I'd love a partner to share it with
Dear Dáithí: I've a good life, but I'd love a partner to share it with
It’s not even about the sex (ok, maybe a little). It’s about the companionship 

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024

Cork student accommodation site to open at a cost of up to €450 per week
Cork student accommodation site to open at a cost of up to €450 per week
Fun-filled interiors, a dry bar, sky terrace, gaming room, games room, gym and free coffee 24/7 are some of the perks

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024

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AC/DC review: Blistering gig at Croke Park, Dublin, proves Aussie rockers are the greatest
They may have lost key members in recent years, but the AC/DC gig in Dublin proved they can still put on a hell of a show

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024

Meet the people who helped MacCurtain Street become the heart of Cork's food scene
S Meet the people who helped MacCurtain Street become the heart of Cork's food scene
Once in decline, today MacCurtain Street is transformed. As restauranteurs prepare for The Shared Table this week, Joe McNamee meets the traders to look back at the history — and ahead to the future

Wed, 14 Aug, 2024

Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley after the race 10/8/2024
S Cathal Dennehy: No, Olympians rarely get out what they put into Games
There's no such thing as deserving a medal, our top athletes know. 

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

young sporty woman running in front of concrete wall
How fit are you for your age? Take the test to see how you score and what it means
Regular tests for balance, strength, aerobic fitness, and mobility can help establish if you are keeping up with others in your age range. Check out our six assessments to find out how you score

Sat, 03 Aug, 2024

Ring of Kerry Footpath
Anja Murray: Pretty invader is bad news for ecosystems
Vibrant orange montbretia is such a familiar sight in rural Ireland that many people assume it's a native plant — but this is an alien invasive of the highest order

Thu, 01 Aug, 2024

'Christy Ring got married — I hope that puts a stop to his gallop...'
S 'Christy Ring got married — I hope that puts a stop to his gallop...'
Ahead of the All-Ireland Final, Mick Clifford steps aside from his weekly column to make way for his mother, Aideen Clifford, who has a few pertinent things to say about hurling

Sun, 21 Jul, 2024

Caught in a time warp: Priest's petty gesture to refuse communion to politician
Caught in a time warp: Priest's petty gesture to refuse communion to politician
People have the right to oppose abortion but the Church no longer holds the sway it used to over our society

Mon, 15 Jul, 2024

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour - Dublin, Ireland
Eight things we are still talking about after Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Dublin
From Swift saying Ireland is the home of Folklore to Travis Kelce's surprise appearance on Sunday, here's what we are still talking about after three nights of Taylormania 

Mon, 01 Jul, 2024

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh 1930 - 2024
Dara Ó Cinnéide: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh gave listeners 'the wonder eye', he elevated the mundane
"I wanted to have a conversation with Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh in the dressing room before all the big games."

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

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