The Long Read

Get an in-depth long read, on anything from environmental issues to profiles with Cork personalities, fresh to your in-box each Thursday.

As Glanmire's population explodes, there's an increasing focus on its outdoor spaces, but is a Regional Park through its core an amenity that's wanted…
In its long history of boom, bust, destruction and reinvention Patrick’s St has always been a contested space. But how will ‘Pana’ fare in its third…
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A senior researcher from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes has written his own book about Bessborough in Cork, but can the full…
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Tripe + Drisheen paid a visit to Tramore Valley Park where hundreds of discarded teddy bears and toys are on display at the recycling centre.
In North Cork, a small grey stone house is home to a colourful place of worship: Ireland's only Thai Buddhist temple and Phra Maha, the orange-robed…
Christmas 2022 is about reviving the joys of home entertaining and affordable bottles of bubbly are the order of the day; Roz Crowley pairs three…
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New licensing laws and government funding for gigs won't act as sticking plaster for the shortage of venues for independent, DIY and alternative acts…
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