Written by: Mary O’ Keeffe

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... As a chef, TV presenter, journalist, teacher and mother, there’s no denying that Rachel Allen is more than just a little busy and with a new series and a new book about to be released a...

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Written by: Mary O’ Keeffe

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...For many people, retirement is about winding down and taking a step back from the working world while for others it is more about embarking in a new, equally challenging career which opens new doors a...

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Written by: Staff Reporter

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... She may be one of the most hotly tipped young women to scoop the crown at this year's Rose of Tralee, but, as the festival gets underway, the modest Cork Rose Niamh O' Hanlon is happy to steer clear...

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Written by: Staff Reporter

( Profiles )

... As the new president elect of ASTI, the Association of Secondary Teachers, Pat Hurley has vowed to fight against any cutbacks on spending in education. ...

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Written by: Staff Reporter

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... The wedding of your dreams may be just within reach with the next series of the hugely popular RTE programme Brides of Franc. ...

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Written by: Graham Lynch

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... There's an old saying that goes 'A week is a long time in sport'. If that's true, then measuring 52 years would, in all likelihood prove an impossible task for even the most dexterous and mathematic...

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Written by: Staff Reporter

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... I grew up in Cobh and was always terrified of the surrounding islands. Some mean old man told me that they made robots in Irish Steel and those robots were fuelled by mashed children! I was also c...

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Written by: Graham Lynch

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... For Noel Harrington, the recently inaugurated Mayor of County Cork, the coming year in office is, first and foremost, an opportunity to address the pressing issue of what he refers to as...

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Written by: Staff Reporter

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... With an honours degree in Law and German under her belt, Claire Tadla has the world at her feet. Yet, instead of seeking out a high-flying career for herself, the 23-year old, UCC graduate has deci...

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Written by: Staff Reporter

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... Few could claim to have the needs of Cork closer to their heart than the city's newly elected first citizen, Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Brian Bermingham. ...

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Written by: Graham Lynch

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... How does one go from having no serious interest in boating to running one of the largest regattas in the world? For Tony Donworth it all started when he bought what turned out to be a wi...

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Written by: Graham Lynch

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... As one of the most pre-eminent chef's to ever emerge from Cork, Ross Lewis was a natural choice to front the inaugural Taste of Cork Festival. ...

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Written by: Staff Reporter

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... She may have travelled the world and lived far and away in Germany, Donegal and Dublin, but, for  Dyane Hanrahan,  Cork is where the heart is and she’s now on a missio...

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Written by: Staff Reporter

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...I wake up at around seven. One of the family plugs in my nebulizer and puts the mask on me. Usually I get them to put on my cd player as well and my earplugs.  Nothing like killing two birds with...

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Written by: Staff Reporter

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...John McCarthy is a man on a mission, and the mission he has chosen to accept is one of bringing madness to the people. ...

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Written by: Graham Lynch

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...A burlesque queen going by the name of Miss Cherry Ripe and a troupe of Irish Dancers, complete with golden ringlets, were on hand at Fitzgerald’s Park yesterday (Wednesday, May 14) to launch, w...

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Written by: Graham Lynch

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... Purists may zealously argue the point that art and commerce cannot co-exist side by side. The fact of the matter is however that both entities, for all their apparent juxtapositions, have been willi...

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Written by: Síle Cleary

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... Mary Crilly, Director of Cork's Sexual Violence Centre can only be described as the heart and soul of the Cork centre since she has stood firmly by it from it's early establishment in 1983. ...

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Written by: Rose O' Neill

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... First Minister of Northern Ireland and Veteran Politician and Church Leader Ian Richard Kyle Paisley was in Cork last Friday night to address the 50th Annual Dinner of the Cobh and Harbour Chamber o...

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Written by: Staff Reporter

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... Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kathy Sinnott has been a regular contributor to the political debate in Cork for many years now. ...

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Written by: Mary O’ Keeffe

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...{mosimage} This June people from across Cork will have their say on the Lisbon Treaty and will decide whether Ireland should accept or reject the document. With less than two months to go before Ir...

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Written by: David Forsythe

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... For more than 30 years Robert Fisk has been reporting on the Middle East. Resident in Beirut the English journalist needs little introduction to those with even a passing interest in wo...

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Written by: Mary O’ Keeffe

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... It may be more than two decades since Eddie Hobbs first left Cork, but today his heart still remains at the city by the Lee. ...

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Written by: Administrator

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... Kieran Kennedy, Director of Shine Ireland hasn’t stopped working in “plugging the gaps in service provision for autistic children left by the Government” since 2001 when he established wh...

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Written by: Staff Reporter

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... In a week where The Blackrock Castle Observatory won the prestigious Thea Science Award for 'Outstanding Achievement' the Cork Independent talked to Claire MacSweeney, facility manager at the Observ...

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