Whenever I write anything about drugs I am always a little nervous in case I somehow trivialise the use of the so-called soft...
Farming
Big Voter is Watching You
Big Voter is Watching You
I slipped up this year. Usually I have my ‘No Canvassers Please’ sign instated in my front room window well before the...
Daft, mad, horrendous legislation
Daft, mad, horrendous legislation
If the country wasn’t in such a bad state at the present time and if people weren’t so worried about money and jobs,...
Broke but chic
Broke but chic
We’re all tightening our belts (in a literal sense, we can still dream about the physical kind) these days. Staying in is...
Spicing it up a bit
Spicing it up a bit
Reading Johnny O’Connor’s column in the Munster Express last week I found myself nodding in agreement at the...
Protest at St Patrick's Hospital
Protest at St Patrick's Hospital
It seems that the Health Safety Executive is determined to apply the new guidelines for the care of the aged in July. We wonder...
A Bracelet of Charms
A Bracelet of Charms
Last Saturday was a gloriously sunny day so I thought we would take one of our favourite jaunts along one of the finest...
Public works
Public works
While all the worry about the public finances is about, the facts are that major jobs do need to be done. Some of this could be...
The Darling Buds of May
The Darling Buds of May
May is upon us again agus ta cead mile failte roimhe. The summer is beginning to show itself with a good brightness in the...
Would 20 Blaa be more valuable than 20 Euro?
Would 20 Blaa be more valuable than 20 Euro?
It is interesting to observe what different commercial communities do in order to fight against the recession and, at present in...
Break Out the Ice-Cream
Break Out the Ice-Cream
In a recession it’s not just our bank balances that are affected. As our whole world is turned upside down there is a...
You've got the will…but have you the power?
You've got the will…but have you the power?
Put your mind back to when you were four years old. Imagine a friendly grown-up sat you down, put a lovely sweetie or square of...
