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VQ: how two letters created a problem that won't go away
Nowadays everybody's got something to say about the Victorian Quarter.
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JJ O'Donoghue
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The Friday View 8/11
☕️New signs across the city, a new running track for Mallow, a new route to St Luke's, a new paint job for a city sculpture and a new (old) President in…
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JJ O'Donoghue
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Kilian McCann
Cork's new theatre collective kicks off
Cork Theatre Collective is the new kid on the block, based in the hallowed space at the Triskel where Corcadorca once reigned. This weekend, four…
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Pádraig O' Connor
The Friday View 1/11
🍂November is upon us. A "ghost estate" in Rochestown is for sale; Emmett Place is set for an upgrade and electioneering is well and truly underway.
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JJ O'Donoghue
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Kilian McCann
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October 2024

The dressmaker of Blackpool
On October 8, Brazilian dressmaker Pam Moretti fulfilled her lifelong dream by opening her own dressmaking shop at 79 Watercourse Road, in the heart of…
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Pádraig O' Connor
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The Friday View 25/10
It's a bumper Friday View full of jazz, parades and promises of an Event Centre🙈. Plans for Shandon's renewal are progressing, Cork City FC are back in…
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JJ O'Donoghue
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Kilian McCann
A new food truck settles into Tramore Valley Park
DeliQueen is the newest edition to Tramore Valley Park on the city's Southside. The coffee crew has weathered a few storms in their first month.
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Pádraig O' Connor
The Friday View 18/10
The Jack Lynch Tunnel keeps on closing, house prices are only going one way, and Myo Cafe turns ten. Plus, our round-up of some of what's on in the city…
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JJ O'Donoghue
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Kilian McCann
Newly reopened Leabharlann Oileán Chléire sparks hope
Much like the island of Ireland, Oileán Chléire/Cape Clear needs a housing policy that works. T+D's Pádraig O’Connor gets a tour of the Atlantic island…
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Pádraig O' Connor
The Friday View 11/10
🌥️Solar farms are popping up around the county, dead phone boxes are coming down and the new chief executive of the City Council starts next week…
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JJ O'Donoghue
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Kilian McCann
Theatre review: After Luke
Cork's newest theatre company makes its mark with 'After Luke', part two of Cónal Creedon's Second City Trilogy. It's a bright if uneven debut.
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Pádraig O' Connor
The Friday View 4/10
🎻Little murals, long queues, badly-needed new houses and the sound of trad takes over Cork this weekend. It's the Friday View on Tripe+Drisheen. Dig…
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JJ O'Donoghue
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Kilian McCann
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