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The Friday View 24/01
While we’re still figuring out how to pronounce Storm Éowyn, it certainly made its presence felt. We take a look at the Firemen’s Rest (and its cost…
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JJ O'Donoghue
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Kilian McCann
2 years on, long-awaited path to Educate Together school is finally open
Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National School opened on January 23, 2023. Just under two years later a path to the school finally opens taking…
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JJ O'Donoghue
Creating a home for crafters in the Winthrop Arcade
Crafter Jolanta Katke opened Artisana in the heart of the city last summer with a mission to give local crafters an outlet to sell their handmade goods…
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Pádraig O' Connor
The Friday View 17/01
This week, Dry January lived up to its name, mostly. Traffic is back like the plague and a Cork City task force, like the new government, is incoming.
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JJ O'Donoghue
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Kilian McCann
Film review: Chasing The Light
West Cork has long drawn all sorts. Chasing the Light, now playing at the Triskel, tells the story of a retreat centre that opened its doors to the…
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Pádraig O' Connor
The Friday View 10/01
The big thaw begins, a New Year kicks off. There's an early contender for trad album of the year and our round-up of what's on for the week ahead.
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JJ O'Donoghue
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A broken stream, a 'dirty drain'. Is there any hope for the Glasheen?
A major ecological report into the Glasheen highlights how degraded, polluted and devoid of biodiversity the city stream has become. But that health…
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JJ O'Donoghue
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December 2024

The Friday View 20/12
🎄And that's a wrap! Before we close out the final Friday View and Out + About of the year, we look back at 2024 and some of the stories that defined…
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JJ O'Donoghue
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Kilian McCann
Could a directly elected Mayor of Cork get the buses to run on time?
Five years ago, a plebiscite for a directly elected mayor in Cork was rejected by fewer than 1,000 votes. But is there a role for a mayor with the power…
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JJ O'Donoghue
The Friday View 13/12
☕️Charts, data, a new art gallery in Douglas, the Kino wall gets a paint job, a new music booker in the city, the Cliffords are off to Austin, and it's…
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JJ O'Donoghue
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Kilian McCann
Cork city’s ‘Night Mayor’ surveys the after-dark economy
A year into her new role, Fiona Collins, Cork City Council’s Night-Time Economy Advisor, talks to T+D about the role, its limits, what she’s…
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Kilian McCann
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The Friday View 6/12
Some changes in the political landscape in Cork, but some things remain the same. There are plenty of Christmas markets this weekend, and a…
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JJ O'Donoghue
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Kilian McCann
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