Christmas is coming and our Brussel sprouts are shaping up nicely. They are doing very well in the brassica cage, which has successfully kept the butterflies out this year. Keeping the butterflies at bay meant there wasn’t a caterpillar party  chomping through the plants, which gave them a much better […]

Last month we covered the basics of insulating your home and the low hanging fruit that can be tackled relatively easily; insulating your attic, pumping cavity walls and draught-proofing.  However, we are not all fortunate enough to live in homes that are that easy to upgrade. On my trips around […]

The hallowed period of Christmas was celebrated by the ancient Irish with great pomp and festivity. Fleming’s ‘History of Ancient Irish Customs’, gives an elaborate account of the festivity and amusement at this season of gaiety and mirth. He writes: “On Christmas Eve the village maidens went to the woods […]

October is breast cancer awareness month and with statistics stating that one in seven women in Ireland will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, it is a rare person that has not had their life touched by it in some way, either personally or through someone they love […]

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