I wandered around the garden yesterday surveying what’s left to eat. We’re doing pretty well on the brassica front, plenty of kale, red cabbage and sprouts. The sprouting broccoli and cauliflowers are soldiering on and the spinach and chard recovered well from the pre-Christmas week long freeze but some of the […]

This is a difficult question and the reality is that for many there is no perfect time. Contraception has been an amazing invention for women giving us the opportunity to establish careers and live our lives fully before starting a family. Many women are aware that if they want to […]

On January 1, 1973, Ireland finally joined the European Economic Community following a decade of back and forth negotiations.  At that time, our economy was almost entirely reliant on Britain, as was our application to join the European Community. Twice Britain’s application to join was rejected and ours along with […]

Hunger strikes are synonymous with Irish history. Some of our most famous men and women have taken part or died during a hunger strike. A hunger strike is used when all other avenues of communication have broken down. It is generally a last resort undertaken in order to bring attention […]

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