Archive for the ‘Nichola's Week’ Category

Brain Overload

I remember as a child hearing the phrases, “Idleness is the devil’s playground” or the “The devil makes work for idle hands”.

Minding your own business

There’s nothing like a good debate with yourself; particularly if it is a new opinion or a life value that is in question.

The art of the understatement

“I am just going outside and may be some time” – that’s a quote attributed to the Antarctic explorer Captain Lawrence Oates before he emerged into a blizzard to face certain death.

Could it happen here?

Riots on our screens are nothing new. Civil unrest is part of daily news and sadly we are used to hearing about uprisings in far flung places where the inhabitants have had enough of despotic regimes and oppressive conditions. Watching it on the streets of London and in daylight hours however, creates an entirely different [...]

Psycho tendencies

I saw The Guard starring Brendan Gleeson at the cinema last week and like thousands of others thoroughly enjoyed it.

V is for Volunteer

There’s really little to add to the body of voices that have already congratulated and thanked the organisers of the Tall Ships Festival.

Put Irish people and SNAs first!

There’s no beating around the bush on this one, just a simple call to action when it comes to the proposed cuts on Special Needs Assistants in schools.

Kite Design Studios

It’s hard to believe the Tall Ships are upon us once more.

Order, it’s a good thing

The first article I penned for the Munster Express was based on the idea of broken windows theory.

Find Your Inner Child

While we are all aware of the adult responsibility to teach children about the world and life in general we sometimes forget the natural wisdom that children possess.