31 March 2022, “Kieran McCarthy described himself first and foremost as ‘your typical proud Corkonian’, adding: “Over the last twenty years there’s been a growing interest in the city, in its history, in promoting the city. “I was lucky enough in primary school to have had a teacher who taught us local history, and to have good history teachers in secondary school as well. That’s where my interest comes from”, Cork’s a hard-working city but it can also be quite hard on itself, Michael Moynihan: Cork’s a hard-working city but it can also be quite hard on itself (irishexaminer.com)