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Kathriona DevereuxEvening Echo |
IT is hard to beat a traditional St Patrick’s Day for a wonderful day out with the kids, and Sunday’s parade in Cork city had all the essential...
CHOOSING to run the referendum on International Women’s Day transpired to be an unfortunate pairing Last Friday, there was the usual annual clamour...
IT’S voting time on Friday. We’re all being asked to make a decision on two amendments to the Constitution which may not, in fact, make much of a...
ON a quiet morning on Patrick Street, I was nearly knocked over by a Land Rover performing a hasty three-point turn. I had to bang on the rear-view...
HUMANS are a clever, if destructive, bunch. From walking the earth looking for nourishment to domesticating wild plants and animals and kick-starting...
Two little birds, Sitting in a tree, K-I-SS-I-N-G First comes love, Second comes marriage, Third comes baby in a carriage! IT is that...
YOU can tell a lot about someone by how they behave at a buffet. Do they selectively choose their favourites and carefully arrange them on a plate, or...
SUNDAY night is one of my favourite times of the week because, at 6.30pm, all four members of my family sit down on the couch and are happily...
NEED some good news? In the depths of a cold and stormy January, we could all do with a dose of good news to counter the mounting pile of war-torn,...
LOOKS like January is the month to showcase ingenuity and innovation. Last week, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas wrapped up another...
DIGITAL distractions and the clamour for our attention is stressing us out. Time for a digital detox? January is the month when people throw the...
ATHBHLIAN faoi mhaise daoibh! I hope you had a happy, healthy and peaceful Christmas. It is now the special time of the year when the tin of Afternoon...
NEED I tell you there are only six more sleeps until the big day? Pre-Christmas buzz is building. Smallies are vibrating with excitement in...
WHAT’S your stance on people who throw soup at paintings, chain themselves to railings, and launch arson attacks on post-boxes? Do you see them as a...
“DO rich people know that climate change will end their ski trips? Have we emphasised that?” This was just one tongue-in-cheek online comment...
“ALL set for Christmas?” is a question you’ll hear a lot in Cork over the coming weeks. For the month of December, the weather takes a break as...
DD your kids, and yourself, a favour and don’t buy a smartphone for them this Christmas. Parents today spend a lot of time telling their children...
Science Week is one of the busiest periods of the year for me. Months of work making TV shows culminates and there are so many fascinating events to...
IT is hard to think of much beyond the unspeakable suffering being inflicted on the people of Gaza at the moment. Relentless sorrow builds with every...
LAST yearn I produced an RTÉ documentary called Cold Case Collins which examined the circumstances of how Michael Collins died in an ambush at Béal...
SOMETIMES, on a blue sky, crisp morning in October, I will make the bold statement that “autumn is my favourite season of the year”. Forgetting...
IT is unusual that the publication of by-laws would arouse emotion in anyone, but as I read Cork City Council’s proposed ‘Street Performer...
I AM one of those people who gets all gooey at a cute baby. My daughter has inherited this trait and makes a “squeeee” noise when she spots an...
ANOTHER Friday night, another social media video of night-time antics on the streets of Ireland goes viral. Instead of a disturbing video of drunk...
“YOU are what you eat.” It’s a common expression that is a good reminder to make healthy food choices. If chocolate, fizzy drinks and crisps...
ALONG with the natural beauty of the Irish countryside, the proliferation of castles and pints of Guinness, and the opportunity to visit real life...