Easter Sunday may fall on any date between March 22 and April 21 with a wealth of lore and customs attached to Holy Week. People in all parts of Ireland held to the pious belief, common in many parts of Europe, that on its rising on Easter Sunday morning, the […]
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We all know Abraham Lincoln’s famous phrase, ‘You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time’. I think this article is going to test this […]
“He will also be remembered as a major influence in drawing loyalism away from sectarian strife” – Gerry Kelly There were many key but controversial figures who featured throughout the Troubles in Northern Ireland on both sides of the conflict. On the Republican side, there was Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, […]
Calving season is well under way on dairy farms in West Cork and due to the good weather there is a good share of cattle out by day at least. The Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered a sharp rise in input prices in particular for fertiliser and fuel and to […]
As I get older, the topic of how we sleep, how little we sleep, and how tired we are seems to be coming up more and more in casual conversation with friends. Waking shortly after going to sleep and not being able to get back to sleep again; or simply […]
At this time of year when gardens demand so much of our attention it is interesting to consider why we put such an effort into making even the smallest patch lovely. A garden may be defined as an area distinguished by its layout and the plants that grow there, all […]