My sister Deirdre Lyons sent me this... memories of our childhood, hearing this on the radio ... a reminder of our parents in their younger days... it’s beautiful... please listen.... Irish Tradition : "The Lark In The Clear Air" youtu.be/fWoIfgXEt6o via YouTube

Find quick-links to great Events & Venues in Cork this week via... whazon.com

🎻✨ Watch Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman—two of the world's leading violinists—performing together for the very first time in 1977! Watch them as they bring to life the captivating Halvorsen/Handel's Passacaglia. 🎻✨ bit.ly/3Z6bgAi

We meet Abbeyleix man Jim Fennelly who has a love for photography & who pursued his passion following an accident, hear Jim's story of determination & resilience on #RTENationwide Friday 21st February on RTÉ One at 7pm & RTE1+1 at 8pm Laois Today Laois Local News RTÉ RT

Finally got around to watching A Doctor’s Sword. An unbelievable documentary about Cork doctor Aidan MacCarthy who served in WW2 and survived Dunkirk, Japanese POW camps and the atomic bomb hitting Nagasaki. Full documentary up on YouTube youtu.be/OHx640KQ7is?si…

Last week, the new owners of the Observer wrote to tell me they would *not* be issuing me with a new contract. So...I want to say publicly that it was an absolute privilege to speak on behalf of my Observer colleagues during our strike. I don't regret doing so. And I learned so

A focus on upcycling & craftsmanship as we meet a skilled shoe repairer in Dublin, a dedicated team in Cork who are transforming old, unwanted furniture & a talented Cork craftswoman who is spreading her love of crochet on #RTENationwide Wed 26th Feb RTÉ One 7pm Zainab Boladale

Bansky 👇

RIP Pat Ingoldsby Zany Tales Ivan Biddicup’s Ballet Music composed by Marion Ingoldsby vimeo.com/manage/videos/…

I’m shocked NO OTHER LAND actually won an Oscar and its brilliant Palestinian/Israeli team got to speak before a global audience. No US distributor took it - even before Trump’s election, but it is currently free to view in Ireland + the UK here: channel4.com/programmes/no-…

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Roberta O’Brien has made history as the first woman to achieve the rank of Commander in the Naval Service & we caught up with her at Naval HQ in Cork on #RTENationwide Friday 7th March RTÉ One 7pm Irish Naval Service Óglaigh na hÉireann CorkHour Cork Beo EchoLive.ie Cork Independent RTÉ RT

Here you go lads, he's yours now 🇺🇲 #Washington

We explore Irelands deep maritime history at the Maritime Museum in Dún Laoghaire & we focus on a particularly devastating tragedy that claimed many lives off the Dublin coast in 1854 on #RTENationwide Wednesday 19th March RTÉ One 7pm Maritime Museum IRL John_Kilraine AfloatMagazine

We visit comic book artist Will Sliney in his County Cork studio to see the Marvel artist in action as he brings his latest project to life on #RTENationwide Friday 21st March RTÉ One 7pm EchoLive.ie Cork Beo CorkHour Pure Cork Yay Cork RTÉjr Animation Dingle - @animationdingle.bsky.social Culture on RTÉ RT

Top 100 restaurants in 🇮🇪! It is such a privilege to be amongst such incredible peers 🍽️ a huge thank you to @mckennasguides and The Times and The Sunday Times for recognising us and thank you to our incredible community for supporting us 🇮🇪❤️🇵🇸

2025 marks 10 years of Team Limerick Clean-Up - we visit Limerick city, Adare & Caherconlish to reflect on a decade this massive county-wide initiative & we look ahead to this year’s milestone event on #RTENationwide Wed 16th April RTÉ One 7pm Limerick Council - Comhairle Luimnigh Limerick Post @limerickhour