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Biodiversity key focus this Spring

Grace O'Sullivan May, 2023

April has been a month focused on biodiversity, both with the launch of the Biodiversity Loss Report by the Citizens’ Assembly and with some recent trips across the vast constituency of Ireland South from Bray to the Blasket Islands. Having the ability to step out into nature this month and […]

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Capturing the Border Fox

Shane Daly May, 2023

“War brings circumstances with it that changes our normal concepts of morality. It’s a tough, dirty business, caused in the first instance by the filth of corruption.” – Dessie O’Hare Dessie ‘The Border Fox’ O’Hare was, for a time, the most wanted man in Ireland. Bestowed on O’Hare by the […]

Mother Ireland (Part I)

Eugene Daly May, 2023

According to Edna O’Brien countries are mothers or fathers and “engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire”. Ireland has always been a woman, a beautiful maiden, a womb, a cow, a Rosaleen, a bride, a harlot and the gaunt Hag of Beara. For James Joyce, in ‘A Portrait […]

Searching for the truth to Bulgaria’s troubled past

Kieran Doyle May, 2023

During Easter, I had the good fortune to spend some time in Sofia, which one can access directly from Dublin. It lays claim to being the site of one of the oldest settlements in Europe, dating back 7000 years, but the city of Sofia claims the more modest date of […]

Bird stories

Tina Pisco May, 2023

I do so love this time of the year. Whether it’s hailing or basking in sunshine, each day is full of little signs that the best is yet to come: The fat buds on the trees, the hedgerows lined with the promise of bluebells and foxgloves, the blackthorn sporting its […]

The Beauty Edit

Sherna Malone May, 2023

Clarins Double Serum Light Texture The iconic Clarins Double Serum is now available in a light, imperceptible texture to effectively target fine lines, wrinkles, and uneven skin tone. Its unique dual formula combines 21 powerful plant extracts that help boost the five vital functions of the skin – regeneration, nutrition, […]

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