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Michael Moynihan
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Irish examiner books, city column, other duties. Live in Cork. It begins, as it must, with our mutual friend’s predecessor.
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Was an unbelievable thrill to have a byline in the @washingtonpost.com v sad to see what’s happening there now
February 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social city column: AI in City Hall is not a good idea. See below.

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Michael Moynihan: Cork’s Lord Mayor embracing AI raises serious questions about leadership
The Lord Mayor’s embrace of ChatGPT highlights ethical, environmental and democratic risks when artificial intelligence replaces human judgement
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January 29, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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Today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social column - the trees, the trees, the trees, from Madden’s Buildings to Knockfree Avenue. #cork #fyp #citylife

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Michael Moynihan: Council responses show they can't see the wood for the trees
Residents of Knockfree Ave in Cork are angered by council plans to cut down mature trees in their area
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January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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Today's city column @irishexaminer.bsky.social - why are Cork suburbs being named in the @news.rte.ie and @meteireann weather forecast? We need to know (with a nod to Arthur Murphy and Mailbag long ago)
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Michael Moynihan: Is there a coded message in the weather forecast's choice of random suburbs?
Or is there some even more subtle message being conveyed by the sequence of Cork suburbs being used? Why Mahon and then Douglas? Why Knocknaheeny and then Frankfield? Is this some kind of sublime trol...
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January 15, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Today’s
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city column: fifty ways to improve Cork in 2026

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Michael Moynihan: 50 things Cork needs now, from buses and toilets to better scones
From buses and bathrooms to scones and signage, a Corkman’s hopeful, grumpy and affectionate wishlist for the city
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January 1, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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I wrote this three years ago about this time of year and how it feels when it's changed for good. Enjoy your Christmas.

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Michael Moynihan: Home is where the heart is — especially this Christmas
I had an abstract idea that Christmas existed beyond the county bounds, but how would it measure up?
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December 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Today’s
@irishexaminer.bsky.social city column: hey, it’s Christmas.

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Michael Moynihan: Enough complaining — here are 40 things to love about Cork
If the 'New York Magazine' can publish its list of Things To Love About New York, then so can we
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December 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social city column: even the local authority in Jaws could admit they were wrong . . .

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Michael Moynihan: I was wrong — but Cork City Council still hasn’t explained the missing green space
Michael Moynihan argues that Cork City Council’s explanation for removing a tree in Blackpool sidesteps the real issue — the unexplained loss of the surrounding green space
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December 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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As of this morning, concrete has yet to be poured on the former green area on Watercourse Road. The council still have time to do the right thing and return it grass and re-plant the four trees. Show Blackpool some love for a change!
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December 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Taking the passive out of passive aggressive 😂
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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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.
December 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Cheers Frank depressing stuff
frankoconnor.bsky.social Frank O'Connor @frankoconnor.bsky.social · Dec 4
Oh FFS
When you think it can't get any worse & then you remember its Cork City Council
Those in charge must really hate city & definitely don't live anywhere near centre
The question becomes what do they vandalise next?
Important piece @mikemoynihanex.bsky.social in todays @irishexaminer.bsky.social
Oh FFS When you think it can't get any worse & then you remember its Cork City Council Those in charge must really hate city & definitely don't live anywhere near centre The question becomes what do they vandalise next? Important piece @mikemoynihanex.bsky.social in todays @irishexaminer.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social city column. Concrete replacing greenery and what that means for Cork’s “task force” (quotation marks unironic”

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Michael Moynihan: Cork still waiting for task force while our green spaces disappear
Any reticence among our public representatives about a task force made up by the local authority is entirely justified, writes Michael Moynihan
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December 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Where are the future strongholds of Gaelic games? New #RTEBrainstorm @Researchirel podcast presented by Ronan Kelly & produced by Ciaran O'Byrne with Hayley Kilgallon @ucddublin.bsky.social & @mikemoynihanex.bsky.social - now available wherever you get your podcasts www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Where are the future strongholds of Gaelic games?
The potential All Ireland champions for 2026 in all Gaelic codes may only come from a small number of counties, but what about 2036?
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November 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Today’s
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city column: you’re working remotely. I know. I can hear you.

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Michael Moynihan: Remote working is good for some, but not always the customer
As remote work blurs office and home, public oversharing in cafes raises fresh questions about privacy and professionalism
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August 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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thanks Tomás, depending on Sunday 😜 might drop up for a signing
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From Cork's own journalist extraordinaire @mikemoynihanex.bsky.social comes More Than a Game - an exploration of where the GAA is currently - in financial, sporting and cultural terms, and what it's future direction is. PREORDER here - thebookshop.ie/michael-moyn...
The GAA is more than a game. It's a cornerstone of Irish identity - woven into parishes, families, and the national psyche. But behind the passion and pride lies a question that has never really been asked. Where is the GAA going? In this revealing and timely book, acclaimed journalist Michael Moynihan explores how the GAA is changing, and what it means for the Ireland it serves. Is it still a grassroots, amateur participation movement? Is it a delivery system for elite sport? Is it a real estate organisation with thousands of premises? With sharp insight and deep research, Moynihan tackles the big questions - from unregulated payments to stadium sponsorships, broadcasting controversies, and postponed games for pop concerts. Moynihan lifts the lid on the inner workings of the GAA at a crossroads. At once thoughtful, balanced, and bold, Moynihan shows us the organisation behind the headlines - and why its future matters to us all. The author, Michael Moynihan of the Irish Examiner - with his back to the wall.
July 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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As they say on LinkedIn, delighted to share news of my new book about the future of the GAA - more details to follow but feel free to circulate this message.
More Than A Game: The GAA and Where It's Going is published soon by Gill Books
July 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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4 forthcoming Irish Sport themed titles - all from the new Gill Books catalogue - Including titles from Brendan Fanning on the evolution of Irish Rugby, Marc Ó Sé on Kerry GAA, @mikemoynihanex.bsky.social on the future of the GAA, and David Gillick on athletics and after. #preorders #irishsport
In a county where success is weighed in medals, the Ó Sé brothers all hung up their boots with heavy hearts but even heavier pockets: a combined total of 16 All-Irelands, 28 Munsters and 12 All-Stars making their way back to An Ghaeltacht – a haul which is unlikely to be surpassed by a set of siblings any time soon. Marc Ó Sé is the youngest member of the most famous footballing family in Ireland – the Ó Sé family. As such his football path was clear and his mission was understood. Not only did Marc have his brothers to emulate; in Kerry the voices from the past can often speak loudest. How loud is that volume when your own uncle is the inimitable Páidí Ó Sé? More than just a revealing account of Marc’s own glittering career, Ó Sé is laden with the tales and anecdotes, and the successes and failures that have marked the storied history of this footballing dynasty. The GAA is more than a game. It’s a cornerstone of Irish identity — woven into parishes, families, and the national psyche. But behind the passion and pride lies a question that has never really been asked. Where is the GAA going? In this revealing and timely book, acclaimed journalist Michael Moynihan explores how the GAA is changing, and what it means for the Ireland it serves. Is it still a grassroots, amateur participation movement? Is it a delivery system for elite sport? Is it a real estate organisation with thousands of premises? With sharp insight and deep research, Moynihan tackles the big questions — from unregulated payments to stadium sponsorships, broadcasting controversies, and postponed games for pop concerts. Moynihan lifts the lid on the inner workings of the GAA at a crossroads. At once thoughtful, balanced, and bold, Moynihan shows us the organisation behind the headlines — and why its future matters to us all. Ireland went to the 2023 Rugby World Cup as the number one ranked team in the world. They had a unique Test series win in New Zealand on their list of achievements; they were the reigning Grand Slam holders; and still they came home early. Getting to the last four has become an obsession. But is this the only measure of success? This ambition is a country mile removed from the awfulness of Irish rugby as the game went from amateur to professional during the nineties. We were all over the shop, and the men behind the counter were lost and disgruntled. But by the arrival of the Six Nations in 2000, pain gave way to change. There were real signs of growth. From Eddie O’Sullivan, who kicked it off and then was deported to a limbo where he couldn’t get a decent job, to men of massive influence like Joe Schmidt and Stuart Lancaster, to David Nucifora – the first tsar of Irish rugby in the pro era – rugby here became unrecognisable from its old days. The Race offers an exhilarating, behind-the-scenes look at the cut-throat world of elite athletics. With vivid recall, David Gillick, one of Ireland’s most celebrated 400m sprinters, describes the sacrifices, triumphs and devastating setbacks that define a life spent chasing greatness. From the punishing grind of training camps to the mental anguish of injuries and the darker side of athletics, this memoir captures the intensity of a career defined by fractions of a second. As an Irish athlete competing against the odds, Gillick recalls the unique challenges of representing a small nation: limited resources, enormous expectations, and the constant push to prove you belong among the world’s best. But The Race is more than a story of sport. It’s an exploration of human resilience and the fight to find balance in a life consumed by the pursuit of perfection. It’s about enduring heartbreak, overcoming burnout, and discovering who you are when the race is over.
July 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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June 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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@irishexaminer.bsky.social books Beginner's Pluck Anna Carey talks to Sue Leonard #books
June 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Absolutely delighted to have been part of this team - next Tuesday on @rte.ie at 9.35 Hell For Leather: The Story of Gaelic Football. Not to be missed.
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Hell for Leather: How we made RTÉ's epic new GAA series
Colm O'Callaghan, RTÉ's Head of Specialist Factual Content, introduces Hell for Leather, an epic new 5-part RTÉ One series, delving into the role of Gaelic Football in the sporting, cultural and socia...
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June 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Will transport in Cork really get worse in the next fifteen years? Yes says the Dept of Transport . See my column in @irishexaminer.bsky.social tomorrow vm.tiktok.com/ZNdBEFDjx/
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June 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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vm.tiktok.com/ZNdkGeTj9/ today’s @irishexaminer.bsky.social city column www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/colu...
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May 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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May 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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There are people who'd pay a lot of money for that information.
May 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM