Karen O’Reilly of Employflex says that the corporate world is falling over themselves in 2021 to portray themselves as female-friendly in the run up to International Women’s day. At the same time many mothers in the workplace feel forced to ‘Secret Parent’. There will be events up and down the […]

As the main base for the famed West Cork Flying Column, the area around Crossbarry was a hotbed of Republican activity in 1921. To deal with this, the British decided to converge on this small village near Innishannon and wipe out the Column. They hadn’t bargained on meeting with the […]

Many of us have had to completely re-imagine our living spaces to suit our new way of life and the interior trends for this year reflect these changes. Whether this is the case, or you are just looking for something to pass time while confined to home, changing colours or […]

Everyone knows what a doughnut looks like. But what on Earth is ‘doughnut economics’ (as recommended by President Higgins, David Attenborough, and the Pope)? Moze Jacobs and Alice Glendinning shed some light on the subject. English economist Kate Raworth decided in 2012 that this is exactly how growth should unfold […]

Mags Riordan of Bumblebee Farm continues to guide us all through the planning, planting and caring of a bed for cut flowers. By the time summer arrives the bed should boast an abundance of pollinator-friendly flowers ready for cutting and enjoying. This month it’s all about bed preparation. This is […]

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