With the increased pace of life these days it should come as no surprise that the mind sometimes decides to pack up and desert...
Author: Nichola Beresford
Teach your Granny to text
Teach your Granny to text
In such times of bewildering, complicated world problems we tend to ignore the great wisdom of children. I’m not...
Dishonest Dealing
Dishonest Dealing
The current global banking crisis is a curious thing indeed. Headlines shout doom and we reel at ominous statements like...
Forming Habits
Forming Habits
It is officially autumn. I know the formal seasonal breakdown suggests that August, September and October are officially the...
Are we really European?
Are we really European?
What makes a person a proper European? Is it just the chance geographical location where you were born or is it, indeed, an...
Unification and Divide
Unification and Divide
I almost wish that there was another full week left in the ‘run up’ to Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final. Although...
How long will you live?
How long will you live?
Several years ago, having nearly been killed by an avalanche of newspapers and magazines with articles that I ‘must read...
Little Sponges: the influence of TV
Little Sponges: the influence of TV
I was at my sister’s house the other day. She has a one month old daughter and a three year old son. I was feeding the...
Nothing as tasty as a nice Biscuit
Nothing as tasty as a nice Biscuit
Is there anything really as comforting as a cup of tea and a decent biscuit? Sometimes I opt for coffee, but either way the...
More wisdom than cash needed
More wisdom than cash needed
Hardly a day goes by when the HSE doesn’t get a mention in the news. Most of the time it’s pretty negative; a rise...
I see you keep a Bee! Fears for a dying breed
I see you keep a Bee! Fears for a dying breed
I love that old story about the man visiting someone and when he was served a meagre amount of honey he responded, ‘Ah, I see...
Grow your own
Grow your own
Recently while flicking through the TV channels I happened upon an old episode of The Good Life. It turns out they are re...
