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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 13
- Latest publication
- Sep 26, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Irish Examiner
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- Jul 4, 2026
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Esther McCarthy: Away with the fairies for a paint and sip (opens the original)
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It’s day 2,409 in the house of paint. I think fondly of life before drop cloths and step-ladders. I yearn for the simpler days, when I didn’t know what a caulk gun was and all my soap was sans sugar. I also look to the future, when I will be able to sleep in my own room again without the smell of primer and turps mixed with my salty tears. My family and I, we struggle through these dark days together. We comfort each other, sharing beds, and sympathetic eyebrow wiggles when the painters start on
Frank Berry: Catherine Corless biopic has 'its own cinematic power' (opens the original)
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THE story of how amateur historian Catherine Corless uncovers a shocking hidden history of neglect and loss unfolds in The Lost Children of Tuam, soon to be released in Irish cinemas. The film â directed by Irish filmmaker Frank Berry â recalls how Corless began researching a former institution for unmarried mothers and their children in the Co Galway town. What started as a local history project became something much greater when she discovered that the 796 children who died there had no co
Esther McCarthy: When does treasure become mere tat? (opens the original)
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The painters are in. This is not a euphemism. There are, as I type, actually three men in the kitchen with ladders and rollers and putty. Today they are just prepping the walls. This is a good thing as I lied when he asked me if I have my colours picked out. I know I want some kind of green, but I get overwhelmed looking at all the options. Sage, hemlock, mantis, mint, dark olive, lawn, aquamarine, malachite, komu... oh my! Iâm turning a shade of green trying to decide. I throw on the kettle a
'Cork didn't get any less beautiful. I just stopped looking': Being a tourist in your own city (opens the original)
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There’s a particular type of blindness that comes with living somewhere beautiful for long enough. I have spent my whole life boring anyone who’ll listen about how lucky we are in Cork — the food, the people, the culture, the festivals, the light on the water, the sheer cheek of a coastal county that has a perfectly-sized city, magic mountains, and the Wild Atlantic Way all within an hour of each other — and yet I could count on one hand the number of times I’d actually gone looking for any of i
When Dolly Parton came to Cork: A rainy night at the Marquee in 2008 (opens the original)
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NOT even a leaky roof could dampen Dolly Partonâs show at the Marquee on Saturday night. âHell, I always wanted to die on stage in front of a crowd,â she said as she fluffed her hair and side-stepped a puddle. The iconic country and western star proved sheâs a consummate professional from the tips of her frosted wig down to her perfectly manicured toes. You have reached your article limit. Already a subscriber? Sign in Six months of digital access for â¬18.50
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