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All about her

Louise O'Dwyer December, 2019

It’s the most wonderful time of the year again…just in case you hadn’t noticed! Most of us are on a quest to find the most fantastic, most unusual gifts that will hopefully be used time and time again. If you’re a man who likes living on the edge, you could […]

A light tasty sharing dish

Karen Austin December, 2019

It’s party time and here’s a recipe that you don’t have to cook at all – the perfect sharing dish for family and friends. It’s super healthy, no heavy carbs or cream, and is fresh vibrant and bright. Just the thing after days of traditional feasting and cooking. Fresh spring […]

Farming : A rollercoaster of a year behind us

Tommy Moyles December, 2019

In Billy Joel’s 1989 hit ‘We didn’t start the fire’ he chronicles the 40 years between 1949 and 1989 simply by stitching a series of headlines from the period together. Listening to it, hearing the words sets off images of the story behind each headline and leads to a bit […]

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War : Twenty-Eight out of Thirty-One

Shane Daly December, 2019

“Many wounded men slipped into those shell holes and would have been drowned or suffocated by the clammy mud.” – George Pearkes The Battle of Passchendaele was fought on a 13km square patch of grass in Belgium in August 1917. It took place in a town called Ypres, or ‘Wipers’ […]

Masking – your skincare quick fix!

Sherna Malone November, 2019

When it comes to skincare, we all love instant results, not small changes that can take a while to become noticeable. Unfortunately, skincare doesn’t work quite like that and it’s not unusual to wait two skin cycles (each cycle is four to six weeks) to see the benefits of your […]

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Antibiotics and the aftermath

Hannah Dare November, 2019

Everyone is now aware of the dangers of the systematic overuse of antibiotics in human and animal health. Microbes have a very short lifecycle and thus can evolve rapidly. We are seeing the rise of ‘super-bugs’ that are resistant to antibiotics. This is because microbes are exposed to antibiotics in […]

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