Earlier this month, my sister, my friend Melissa, and I were brainstorming about what to give our boys for Christmas. What do you get kids who have so much already? “First world problem,” noted my sister, who has spent time volunteering in India and Malawi. So. true. Kids don’t need all the latest high-tech toys. As […]
It’s been an exceedingly tough year for Irish businesses, so with just a few days to go for online orders here’s some great ideas for gifts from local companies – including streamed concerts and a glass of good cheer. Amazon doesn’t need your support or your cash for more junk made in China, so have a […]
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Dolores and Michael Harrison have been married for 62 years. Their daughter Fiona says they have never been apart, but now a series of health complications and Covid restrictions mean that they are being kept apart from their families and from each other. Their daughter Fiona says the continued restrictions are “soul-destroying” and, with the […]
Women have achieved equal numbers in the workforce over the past 50 years but research shows that, collectively, they are far from contented. What is missing from our work culture? The answer, suggests Peruvian academic María Pia Chirinos in a paper delivered at a recent conference of the London-based Home Renaissance Foundation, is relationships based on […]
Clinton also accepted a donation to the Clinton Foundation from Epstein during his 2006 visit to the island, Band claims.
How’s your school year going? Whether your kids are homeschooling, distance-learning, or doing some form of hybrid schooling, chances are you’ll be teaching your children to some extent. By default parents are teachers, especially in these uncertain times. So today, I’d like to share a little pedagogy with you, because after all, your teaching style […]
Last weekend’s Bloody Sunday commemoration by the GAA was a nice reminder of the GAA’s enmeshment in the warp and weft of Ireland’s history. The events of Bloody Sunday 1920, and the name of Michael Hogan are part of the lore of Ireland and it was refreshing to see the GAA commemorate the event and its […]
The furore over the video played by Irish soccer manager, Stephen Kenny, prior to Ireland’s match against England appears on the face of it to be somewhat farcical. The “motivational” film – whose efficacy might best be judged by the fact that Ireland lost 3 – 0 – seems to have offended certain people because of […]
Mickey Harte is one of those larger than life characters who will go down in GAA folklore alongside the likes of Mick O’Dywer, Sean Boylan and Brian Cody – men who lived for those All-Ireland Sundays in the summer. Clones, Croker, Thurles, or even just an empty field, was where these master tacticians and leaders […]
Few Americans, one imagines, walked away from the first presidential debate this year feeling optimistic about national politics. “Chaotic,” “vicious,” and “ugly“ were some of the words used to describe the sharp exchanges between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Trump constantly derided Biden’s 47-year political record, and told him he lacked the “blood” […]
It could change the face of travel. Two people have become the first passengers on a Hyperloop, a revolutionary new high speed way to travel over ground. The Virgin Hyperloop made its first journey carrying passengers yesterday, in a test the company believes showed that the new technology is capable of transporting people at […]