by John Hosford of The Weekend Garden Centre Self-isolation and longer days with the clocks going forward by an hour last weekend gives us more time to get out and about in the garden. Let’s hope our good weather continues during our lockdown so we can take advantage of the […]
Health & Lifestyle
Agri Aware is launching its popular Incredible Edibles primary school programme to families to participate in during the current period of school closures and social distancing on Monday, April 6th. Agri Aware is encouraging families to learn all about where food comes from and the importance of consumption of Irish fruit and vegetables, for […]
by Mags Riordan of Bumblebee Flower Farm Amidst all this uncertainty and downright scary stuff, today was one of those days that gave me real hope, taught me that life goes on and, if we help and support nature, she will thrive. Birds are starting nests, bumblebee queens are emerging, […]
I never thought that I’d be writing a pandemic-related column, but here I go. Covid-19 is here! Isn’t it ironic, the document I opened to write this column, was titled: ‘Go Outside’. Here, almost three months later, I could easily rename this ‘Stay home – stay inside. However I chose […]
Last week I got an opportunity to drive the electric Audi e-tron. It’s Audi’s first electric car and I think it was the first electric car that looked like a regular motor, in this case a luxury crossover. Many of the new electric cars are spartan looking, especially their interiors, […]
Human contact is essential, we cradle our children, we kiss our partners and we greet those we care deeply about with a hug of fondness and undoubtedly many of us CANNOT hug some of the people that we love at the moment – unless they live under our roof. Struggling […]