David Goldberg asks who remembers his parents, Gerald and Sheila. In Cork, we never forget our own

One reader responds to Michael Moynihan's comments about the stalled event centre and Cork's response to flooding, while others consider aspects of the conflict in the Middle East

The event centre is an embarrassment, a farrago of missed deadlines and shameful photo-opportunities, an indictment of those responsible

I am writing in response to Anja Murray’s insightful article titled ‘We cannot continue to ignore natural flood management in Ireland,’ published on October 30.

Great to see dolphins in the Lee a few days back.

The issue of natural flood plains and river courses adversely affected by housing development is set to come into focus

Wednesday was a testing day for people living in the path of Storm Babet — and Cork got a particularly bad lash from it

Sunday and a stroll around the city. In the words of one of my research assistants, the vibe is good. On the stroll last weekend, though, I made a particular note as we wandered off Patrick Street at one stage.

Design Pop founder Amy McKeogh on the celebration of design and architecture and what we all can take from it

A city without traffic is not impossible to achieve, and brings with it myriad benefits. 

The jury is out on Cork’s ‘robot trees’ and whether they can match their claims to improve air quality

Unbalanced economic development, hostile infrastructure, shrinking school enrolments — the challenges facing hurling on Cork’s northside can seem too much to resist

Peter Dowdall visits St Aloysius' School where young urban gardeners cultivate their creativity in their room outside

Here’s a trade secret when it comes to writing columns. Beginning with a definition is tantamount to waving a white flag. A bad sign. It suggests the box of ideas is empty, and the column-ideas shop has a ‘closed’ sign in the window.

Waterloo was a disaster for Cork, not just Napoleon. I’ve heard people say that Cork didn’t recover from Waterloo until Apple located here

Wuhan is a long way from Newtownshandrum, but Dan Troy feels perfectly at home there

When Crowley’s music shop on MacCurtain Street closed ten years ago the gloom was general around the city. Now his daughter Sheena Crowley has resurrected the family shop her late father set up in the old Badly Made Books premises

Ricky O’Donovan started getting texts from people saying they got sober after watching his TikTok videos

Those responsible should hang their heads in shame. They won’t, of course, but they have failed utterly in their duty to the people of Cork

ISABELLA Honan died in August, 110 years ago. Her family’s crypt in St Finbarre’s cemetery in Cork, where she was laid to rest, has recently undergone a splendid restoration.

The temporary closure of Cork city’s Gate Cinema on North Main St removes another reason to go into town and a lessening of the likelihood of interesting encounters once you get in there

The terrible news from the Ironman event in Youghal over the weekend gave pause to all

Next Sunday, Terence MacSwiney’s grave is set to be robbed in the name of rewriting history. The graverobbing will be metaphoric but is worthy of comment.

A number of readers consider aspects of the RTÉ controversy, while others comment on issues including Iarnród Éireann's cashless policy on board its trains, and the climate crisis 

Nothing stirs the city columnist’s blood like an enormous capital project. Large-scale building, procurement, legal issues, planning technicalities, opposition, support, pro and con. You can’t go wrong.

Irish Examiner readers consider issues including the fate of a Cork cinema, driving test delays, the GAA season, the environment, and censorship

The reasons for the ongoing crisis in respite care in Co Cork and in other parts of the country are both well-rehearsed and well-understood.

The despatches from the front line of the climate and environmental crisis can be so overwhelming that at times the gloom seems all-pervasive.

Coffee the other day with a pal at Mahon Point. As we sipped pensively we were passed by punters headed for the cinema.

365 people are currently in Irish hospitals with covid-19, including 11 in intensive care units

When Fiona Ryan resigned her seat on Cork City Council in May it took many people by surprise. Ryan was a vocal and visible presence in local politics, and the People Before Profit/Solidarity councillor looked set for a bright career.

CORKWOMAN Leonora Barry was one of the most important economic thinkers of Gilded Age America. And is now one of the most forgotten. At least that is how historian and author Dr Eli Cook frames it.

A few weeks back there was a bit of a stir when attention was drawn to the loss of a benchmark (which has since been reinstated), a carved wall marking, due to works at the bottom of Patrick’s Hill.

One reader champions the Citizens’ Assembly on biodiversity loss, while others consider issues including Irish sovereignty, Russia's war on Ukraine, and recent attacks on libraries

I am in awe of the bravery shown by Ciara Mangan, who waived her anonymity to speak openly about Shane Noonan, the man who raped her.

Last week's decision by councillors in City Hall to allow the Freemasons Lodge on Tuckey Street to extend into Bishop Lucey Park behind raised the ire of many due to a number of issues. One issue is particularly irksome

Ryan Tubridy and Noel Kelly were at PAC to discuss the controversy which has now been rolling on for three weeks

The place was plódaithe from one end to the other with what seemed like half a dozen different touring groups

The Cork-born former deputy chair of An Bord Pleanála was central to a cultural shift that saw the stock of the previously unimpeachable organisation plummet to a shocking low

Exciting times are ahead for Cork's docklands and the whole city and it is important to get such opportunities right first time 

With four teams left in the senior hurling championship we must look to the Munster championship, again, for almost all of hurling’s thrills and spills in a season with just two weekends now remaining.

The revelations contained in the Ryan Report sparked outrage and offers of aid 14 years ago, but society now seems to have moved on, writes Mick Clifford.

We need gates to this city — not to keep people out, but as places where we can clearly declare to one and all: 'This is Cork' 

Eliminating or reducing charges for public transport means little if your bus still gets stuck in traffic or the service is unreliable or non-existent, writes Ciarán Meers

No surprise to hear that Garda resources in Ireland fall below European average

On a recent trip into town, I ducked out of the heat and into Vibes and Scribes second-hand shop, where I happened across Vive Moi!, Seán Ó Faoláin’s autobiography. On offer for the extremely reasonable sum of €5.

Good open-air swimming facilities on rivers across Ireland have the potential to be transformative for physical, mental health, and well-being, writes Catherine Conlon

"Do you take off in a plane not knowing if there’ll be an airport for it at the other end?"

Retained firefighters have begun strike action over what they say are impossible pay and conditions