Nigella’s back on our screens on a Thursday night and, as suspected, the programme doesn’t just appeal to the cooking...
Nichola’s Week
Positively ageing
Positively ageing
I don’t take much notice of these dedicated weeks of social celebration. Sometimes I cynically think they are just empty...
Disconnection
Disconnection
The internet, smart phones, satellites and the host of other technological advances would have us convinced that the world has...
Soup soothes the senses
Soup soothes the senses
The rain over the weekend and at the beginning of the week suddenly jolted me back into the real world. Autumn has arrived and...
Fears for fearless youth
Fears for fearless youth
Is it really more difficult to be a teenager today than in any previous generation? Those of us over 35 might look back and...
Now’s about that
Now’s about that
While many people credit Noel Gallagher from the band Oasis with the pearl of wisdom that is, ‘Don’t look back in Anger’, from...
The politician’s promise
The politician’s promise
It’s a cynical view, I admit, but amongst those close to me we often use the ‘politician’s promise’ defense when we want to say...
Contemptuous Kilkenny vandals and the ugly hotel from hell
Contemptuous Kilkenny vandals and the ugly hotel from hell
I know it’s good to accentuate the positive and ignore the negative. I know that it’s in all our interests to ‘talk up’ the city...
Stupid Thoughts
Stupid Thoughts
I’m sure I’m not alone in loving Bank Holiday weekends with the luxury of the extra day off. The August Bank holiday is always...
Some thoughts on Education
Some thoughts on Education
The recent release of the 2010 Leaving Certificate results had the papers, the TV and the radio milking the education debate...
The Happy Divorce
The Happy Divorce
I hate having to buy greeting cards because my mild neurotic tendencies mean I can spend ages reading all the cards in an...
A smile and Tony Bennett beats the rain and cold!
A smile and Tony Bennett beats the rain and cold!
I was at the Tony Bennett concert at the Marquee in Cork last Thursday night and it rained all evening. We had our tea in the...
