After 68 years performing… I would do it all again
The showband era has long had a place in the hearts of Cork people – and Art Supple…
If You Grew Up In The 80s, These 9 Songs Probably Raised You To See The World A Little Differently
Gen-X was raised on MTV, and I was no exception. We didn’t just listen to music — we…
Memories of the showband era in Cork
You know, it was drawn rather forcibly to my attention the other day that the legendary showband era…
Live Nation’s Love Song 2026 finds gen Z embrace retro tech, scrapbooking, in-person connection
Daria Strezova does not have a record player, CD player, or cassette player, but she collects vinyl, CDs…
Hurvin Anderson Tate Britain exhibition review
There’s a diffident quality to the art of Hurvin Anderson: a cool, introspective streak, summoning feelings of estrangement.…
Spigen Expands Its Classic Mac Theme with AirPods Case and MagFit Wallet
In January, Spigen announced a special edition Classic LS phone case for the iPhone 17 that was inspired…
New Website ‘Channel Surfer’ Reinvents the Cable TV Couch Vegetation Experience for 2026
A few weeks ago, we covered a website that presented a constantly shifting selection of MTV videos, chosen…
‘Connie Dodgers’ took the biscuit in Cork…
It might not be so now, but Lent was a very serious event in the Ireland of days…
Meet the collectors who have amassed 100,000 match programmes, coins and thimbles
Mitchelstown native David O’Donoghue might be Ireland’s biggest penny pincher. Luckily, for the effervescent history and English teacher,…
Golden memories of a popular Cork band
Well, that story on the Ardmanning Bar last week in Throwback Thursday really got a lot of response…
Famous ‘Thorn Birds’ beauty, 68, claps back at trolls criticizing her for aging naturally
Rachel Ward is clapping back at internet trolls who have criticized her for aging naturally. The “Thorn Birds”…
Taking a stroll down memory lane
My Dad, Seamus White, and his lifelong friend and fellow barman, Tony O’Sullivan, had both worked in a…