There is one unavoidable ritual we must engage with now that October is here. No, I’m not talking about Halloween and getting dressed up in a freaky costume. I’m talking about the ritual of turning the clocks back one hour. But many question whether we should be observing this
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With September around the corner and schools about to reopen many parents are already fretting about how they will be able to meet this year’s school bills. While education is free in Ireland there are many hidden costs, as parents are all too well aware. Top of that list
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When elections followed the lifting of Apartheid in South Africa in 1994 after 44 years of white minority rule there were queues a mile long in many rural parts of the country, with people waiting for over 12 hours to cast their vote. Similarly, here in Dublin in 2022, Brazilians
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In a world dominated by mobile phones and video games, encouraging young people to read and develop a love of books has probably never been more important. The reading habit needs to be instilled at a young age. In a new initiative to help boost child literacy, Enterprise Mobility
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According to a leading mental health support group anxiety was the most commonly reported issue that arose for people living in Dublin in 2023. There are many contributing factors to this; our health, the levels of violence on our streets, continuing wars in Ukraine and Gaza,
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We began 2023 with hope, celebrating our new public holiday honouring Brigid, our matron saint in all her aspects. And by recognising her we acknowledge the work and achievement of women throughout our country and beyond.
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I’ve just been thinking how in the last decade or so we’ve seen the proliferation of a new Halloween culture that has almost become an event in its own right, sometimes starting in September! Perhaps it’s another American import – like the Big Mac! – who knows?
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Foremost in everyone’s minds at the moment is the Women’s World Cup and the wonderful job the Irish girls did in Aussieland. Sadly they didn’t progress from the first round, but there will be many more occasions in the future when they will get a chance to shine.
Read more →Only a few weeks ago saw Ireland basking in one of its hottest summers ever with temperatures soaring to 33 degrees in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on July 17th., an event that Met Eireann informed us had not occurred since 1887. […]
Read more →To the proverbial visitor from Mars it might come as something of a shock as to why we in Ireland cannot establish a health service fit for purpose. Indeed that question has been puzzling many of us who live here […]
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