Local physio and marathon runner, Darren Kelly Dunmanway native Darren Kelly is rapidly making his mark on the marathon circuit, clocking a remarkable personal best of 2:50:03 at this year’s Dublin City Marathon. Niamh Coughlan shares how since taking up running seriously in 2023, Darren has already delivered impressive performances […]
Health & Lifestyle
Preparations for Christmas are well under way, with food shopping taking on a different dimension at this time of the year, as we purchase herbs and spices we normally do not use. The spices include cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, cardamom, allspice, and star anise. The herbs commonly used at Christmas […]
Since July this year, I have been working part time with the charity ADHD Ireland, as a facilitator on the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD Programme (UMAAP). UMAAP is a novel online programme integrating psychoeducation with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to cultivate knowledge of ADHD, self-acceptance, self-compassion and psychological […]
Women of all ages come under huge pressure to achieve unrealistic levels of perfection; personal, professional, physical, sexual, spiritual and psychological. I wanted to write a piece about how amazing women are, well, because we are. I have an opinion that may horrify many; I don’t think our 1970s feminist […]
