This morning I noticed the above plant growing on the wall of an old stone building. It is a familiar plant and its botanical name is ‘Umbilicus ruperstris’. It is more commonly known as wall pennywort or ‘Cornán chaisil’, ‘Cornán Leacáin’, and ‘Lus na Pingne’ in Irish. This is a […]
By Mark Holland Canadian actor Elliot Page features on the cover of the Patrick’s Day (week) edition of Time Magazine to talk about his life’s process transitioning. At around nine years of age he remembers the feeling of triumph at getting his hair cut short for the first time and […]
In this series of articles Diana Radeva, child and adolescent psychotherapist sets out to consider the emotional life of children from birth onwards; and how relationships between children and parents evolve over time. It is a view of human growth, which recognises the importance of strong feelings experienced at each […]
A fundraising campaign for new play facilities was launched in Clonakilty in March. Plans include the full refurbishment of the playground, a skatepark and improved seating and safety measures. The campaign – overseen by Clonakilty Chamber of Commerce – has begun with a series of online and social distanced fundraisers with […]
It is a beautiful bright sunny morning, in the autumn of 2015, at Ballinasloe horse fair. The fair green is a virtual sea of horses and ponies, every size and colour, every age, thick manes, long manes, hairy horses, plaited horses, cobs, mares, stallions, colts, foals, show jumpers, leisure horses […]
Did you miss our recent webinar on the Menopause and Osteoporosis? We were amazed and delighted at the response – we had nearly 500 sign-ups, which is a record for us, and just serves to underline how important these subjects are and how many people they affect. If you missed […]