The act of picking blackberries is ingrained in the minds of most of us: We all have fond memories of carrying our buckets out into the fields and along the hedgerows to collect the luscious black fruit that hung from the brambles. It was usually sunny when we went on […]
If you frequently experience bloating, digestion pains or reflux after meals, you may be suffering from food intolerances, which can significantly impact your quality of life says Certified Nutritionist Michelle Ryan. Fortunately there is a tool available to help you to identify the root causes of this discomfort: food intolerance […]
Our garden is like a food bank, we are awash with produce. The harvest came early this year and we have been eating a month ahead of time. The heatwave in June encouraged everything along and even though we apparently had the wettest July on record it wasn’t cold and […]
With a passion for helping people recover, rehabilitate, and optimise their physical health, Seán Woods is delighted to announce the opening of his new chartered physiotherapy and sports injury clinic in Clonakilty, a town he has many connections with though his love of sport. UfirstPhysio, located in the SuperValu complex at […]
Is there any other feature of the Irish landscape more iconic than a field? From John B Keane’s masterpiece to nostalgic childhood images of running through summer meadows, the field is quintessentially Irish. Sure, there’s cliffs and mountains, lakes and rivers, forests, and the wild Atlantic way; but for me […]
Last month, in the article about marine plastic pollution, I mentioned animals called salps. Not everyone will know what a salp is. They belong to the Tunicata, a division of the Phylum Chordata – animals with spinal cords, which includes all the vertebrates, and us. The most familiar of the […]
