The budding and blossoming of life at this time of year is a reminder, not only of impermanence, but of the storehouse of resilience that exists in nature and in us. Indeed, it would prove hard not to notice the birdsong and the new life unfolding all around us and […]
If you’re familiar with this column, you have an idea of what ‘end of life’ or ‘death doula’ means – a profession, as well as movement, that’s expanding globally. Simply put, it’s a non-medical role providing accompaniment, navigation and education about end of life. I’m one such person offering this […]
Recently, I had a customer looking for a particular organic Portuguese Extra Virgin olive oil. He wanted it in particular because of its flavour, but not for cooking – he wanted it for oil pulling. He said you can really tell the quality of the oil you use when you […]
Looking out of the glasshouse the other day, thinking about which recipe I could write this month, it came to me how much tastier our lives would be if everyone could grow their own salad and herbs. I know this may sound problematic for people that live in small spaces […]
If ambition is the path to success then Alex Nowotynski, 28, is surely on it. The good-humoured mountain biking fanatic born and bred in Drinagh, who learnt the gourmet burger trade from the late Frankie Murphy of Frankie’s Badass Burgers and has been carrying on his legacy since 2018, is […]
An historic beech tree, that may be up to 250-years-old, was temporarily saved from felling by the Kinsale community in February of this year. The tree is a prominent feature on Compass Hill, that once belonged to an ancient forest of which there are only a handful of survivors remaining. […]