"Space for kids, just like affordable housing and culture, should be a fundamental part of Dublin’s planning," writes Neil Dunne, of the inspiration for the illustration he did for our print edition #119. www.dublininquirer.c...#119.

Still time to show your support for 30km speed limits in Cork city. Get your submissions into Cork City Council before 5pm tomorrow here 👉 consult.corkcity.ie/en/consultat...

Ireland have just been drawn with Israel in the Nations League draw. It's only been a few months since the FAI passed a motion to ask Uefa to suspend Isreal. www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer...

Ten years after the sod was turned, Cork still has no Event Centre. Just a derelict site and a bridge to nowhere in the heart of the city. Cork deserves delivery, not another decade of broken promises.

Jim Ratcliffe all of a sudden concerned about draining public resources... Not too concerned to not ask for public money himself for his own business while taking 4 billion out of UK coffers by living as a tax exile in Monaco.

Lower limits on Cork’s streets “will take many decades” if the public does not send a clear message to Cork City Council irishcycle.com/2026/02/06/l...

Lower limits on Cork’s streets “will take many decades” if the public does not send a clear message to Cork City Council Members of the public in Cork City are being asked to get behind the wider adoption of 30km/h speed limits in the city, campaigners have said. The move to set 30km/h speed…

Cork City Council Speed Limit Review consultation is open until 13th February. There's a telling paragraph explaining that speed limits "need to be credible, self-regulating, and should be regarded as appropriate by road users".

HD Comics, Cork City’s newest comic book shop opening late next week in the Market Parade.

Maybe I am alone in thinking that it would be good for just one of them to visit Minneapolis www.rte.ie/news/politic...

A local rep using Chat Gpt for speech writing is the very essence of phoning it in. The quote, "...you can do something now in seconds that before would have taken hours", translates to, "I used to have to think this shit up myself, but now I don't".

I really wish I wasn't still ranting about this, ten years later - but the risk to Cork city is huge 🚨

Quint from Jaws could have been talking about this guy... "Lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be livin'." Also, that AI windmill is having a laugh!

The families of Danes killed in Afghanistan have a message for Trump www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Our comic book shop is nearing completion with new lights and carpentry added this week. Some more painting and finishing touches to be done over the next week, add the remaining stock and organise what we have. Opening soon.

Thanks @conorom.bsky.social for writing this piece for us setting out the legal position on X and CSAM… in short, yes, they could be prosecuted. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Ireland: Disarray as one Minister says black, one (Junior) says white. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

My word. The Taoiseach, in China, says "platforms can be misused and abused or they can be used for positive reasons as well..." and says that should be considered carefully "before jumping to conclusions" on whether it's appropriate for the Government to be on X.

The spinelessness of our government is astonishing. "The fascist enabling, CSAM-producing platform has some good features too, yanno?", is a hell of a take. Christ. They need to be raked over the coals for this at every opportunity.

Artists as the world crumbles around us

Over the past month my colleague Clodagh Finn and I recorded six podcasts about Irish women in history - a Christmas miniseries to replace my usual output. First one, Grizelda Steevens “the pig faced woman of Dublin” dropped today. Listen by searching for the Deirdre O’Shaughnessy podcast

A deep dive on two key figures in the Irish far right. hopeandcourage.ie/plastic-pay-...

To read this reply from CCC to @mikemoynihanex.bsky.social piece in the Examiner today, it's impossible to know that not only was the tree removed, but the area concreted over too. Essentially, an area that once had grass and 4 mature trees in recent years, is now a car park.

In the middle of a housing crisis with food and energy costs soaring, extolling the virtues of working for free is pretty wild. The race to the bottom is gathering pace!

Today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social city column. Concrete replacing greenery and what that means for Cork’s “task force” (quotation marks unironic” www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...

First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints

Last few days to order a Christmas commission if you’re in Ireland. If you’re interested in a portrait of a person or a pet, send me a DM. :)

Not doing Black Friday because I'm against the creeping Americanisation of Irish life and can't afford to as a small artist, but WILL be doing Vengeful Hag Friday where for every piece of art you purchase from www.ciaraioch.com/artprints I will fervently wish bad cess to your enemies

Spotted in Ballincollig today. One of the new digital kiosks being rolled out across Cork to replace some of the old phone boxes. It's main feature is the 1m x 2m led advertising screen. As if we didn't have enough clutter on our streets.

When you ask for one thing and get another... "In 2023, a study was carried out on behalf of Cork City Council’s Climate Action Unit which found 92% of participants wanted more parks, biodiversity, and green spaces in Cork City: 89% wanted more trees on city streets."

It's good to see Bishop Lucey Park open again and there are some nice elements but overall it's rather charmless, cluttered and over-engineered. Strap yourself in for a rollercoaster ride of a thread (1/n)🧵 #Cork

What a moment!

A week to match any for Irish football! 🍀🇮🇪

Parts of the Regional Park in Ballincollig look like a mangrove at moment with large areas flooded. Might need to invest in a pair of waders for the weekly walk.

My buddy James and I will be turning this space into Cork City’s newest comic book shop, HD Comics. As central to Cork City Centre as you can get. If you’re looking to sell some comics, send me a DM. Opening in the next few weeks.

Misleading headline, this site has a very long backstory #Planning

A reminder that the deadline for submissions on the Cork Luas is tomorrow, Monday 9th, at 5.30pm. This project will have a massively positive impact on Cork and submissions of support, recommendations, and feedback, are vital to getting the best possible outcome. consult.tii.ie/luas-cork/su...

5pm submission deadline for this critical enabler for Cork's existing needs and future development. More steps to go but send a positive short, few lines in before you leave work today.

Here's another recently completed garden mural. Really enjoyed putting this pop of colour on a bare grey wall to create a more inviting backdrop for this garden space.

A great afternoon was had by all at our first ever Bike Week event today! We took in a cylce through the Regional Park explored the bikes lanes of Ballincollig, and finished up with coffees and treats at Cafe Chico! Supported by Cork City Co and Cork Sports Partnership 🚴🌞🌳☕ #bikeweek

Join us tomorrow for our Bike Week event as we take in a fun ride exploring some of the cycle lanes and trails around Ballincollig and the Regional Park. We'll be meeting at the park entrance at the GAA Club at 12.45pm. See more details below! We hope to see all then!

This series of murals is the result of over a week's work of painting & several weeks of prep with students & their teacher, Ms Quilter, in St Brigid's School, Killarney. My thanks to the students & Ms Quilter for their willingness, creativity, & hard work to get this massive project completed!

Painted for Sheila's Hostel in Cork. Technically tricky to paint on these locker doors but very happy with the results!

Congratulations to Rory McIlroy on winning The Masters and completing the career Grand Slam. A truly outstanding achievement

Impossible to comprehend the weight on Mcillroy's shoulders tonight! Looking forward to seeing how he deals with it in the next few hours 🤞

To artists’ ire, a council poster shows the hands of AI. It’s a good moment for a conversation about local and national policies to ensure state bodies don’t switch out artists for AI, says illustrator Eva Kelly. dublininquirer.com/2...

Really enjoyed painting this on the new platform at Kent Station for Irish Rail. Big shout out to my 4 year old boy and his train set for inspiring this one. Finished just in time for the official opening on Monday!

The route according to that the experts paid to evaluate it, said will cause the MOST environmental damage and biodiversity loss.