I sat my last Leaving Cert exam on a Wednesday in June and the following Saturday I flew to the States to work as an Au Pair for...
Nichola’s Week
My growing belief in the gossip gene
My growing belief in the gossip gene
I’m beginning to believe in a ‘gossip’ gene; a built-in, predetermined facet of the Irish psyche that causes us to say what we...
What to believe?
What to believe?
Wine keeps you slim, fruit makes you fat and eggs are now a super food! (I wonder does that include Cadbury’s Eggs, given the...
Coming and Going
Coming and Going
went to see Luka Bloom play at the Theatre Royal last Saturday night. One man, one guitar and natural talent in abundance was...
The Truth Always Hurts
The Truth Always Hurts
We are a nation of abusers. Warped thinking infuses every facet of life and is evident from the top down. I caught an episode of...
Give men a break
Give men a break
The latest relationship research suggests that if your husband or boyfriend doesn’t readily know your shoe size, clothes size or...
A new, enlightened battle has begun
A new, enlightened battle has begun
There have been three large boxes sitting on top of the wardrobe in the spare room for a few years now. They were put there...
In my day . . .
In my day . . .
Recently I heard someone on the radio complaining that because children are driven to school it was not helping the battle of...
Don’t starve the servants!
Don’t starve the servants!
When I was a child the old expression, “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear” was a common observance by adults....
Lighten up
Lighten up
If there is one thing we can learn from the recent ‘cold snap’, as it has been very inappropriately called, it’s that we really...
Goodbye to loved ones returning abroad
Goodbye to loved ones returning abroad
I think I have what is commonly described in literature as a ‘heavy heart’ today. I feel that it is an altogether wrong...
Graceless vultures in pursuit of Tiger!
Graceless vultures in pursuit of Tiger!
I was flicking along the satellite channels and came across an interview with a motivational speaker giving out success tips. He...
