When Austrian native Monika Power first arrived in Ireland as a 20-year-old au pair in 1995, she could never have imagined that the cold Atlantic waters off West Cork would one day play such an important part in her life. “I remember dipping my toe in for the first time,” […]
As winter arrives and energy bills climb, your home’s heat is literally escaping. But keeping your house warm this season doesn’t have to be expensive or difficult. This article breaks down the easiest, most cost-effective insulation upgrades you can make—starting with a look at the materials themselves. Understanding insulation materials […]
Carl Linnaeus, the great 18th century Swedish biologist, gave scientific names, based on his binomial system, to over 4,000 species of animals (and even more plants). He called the donkey Equus asinus, which is literally just ‘horse donkey’ in Latin. But in English, ‘asinine’, meaning donkey-like, has become a synonym […]
