Funeral Etiquette..It’s not about you.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/five-rules-to-follow-for-perfect-funeral-etiquette-364172.html December is coming. People are trying not to mention the ‘f’ word. Attempting to hide it...
View ArticleThe Hand that Rocks the State’s Cradle
http://www.newstalk.com/election2016/The-hand-that-rocks-the-States-cradle The Gender Quota Bill was introduced in Ireland in 2015-some 12 years after our Rwandan counterparts. But, even though 30% of...
View ArticlePlaying with Fire
http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/playing-with-fire-the-dos-and-donts-of-tinder-375395.html 2016 has been rung in and many of us have resolved to make changes to our lives. Some of us may...
View ArticleA Healthy Addiction?
As I watched the Cork Marathon pass me by on Monday I had a pang akin to the one a dieter would get watching someone devour a doughnut. I was supposed to be doing the ‘half’ but my back had other...
View ArticleThe Digital Bandwagon
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/coding-in-the-classroom-time-to-call-a-halt-to-the-digital-bandwagon-1.2796783 The interactive pen has replaced the chalk and the smartboard has left the...
View ArticleMindfulness in School
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/breathing-bells-and-mind-jars-mindfulness-comes-to-school-1.2933176 When the bell rings in St Patrick’s Junior School, the students don’t clamber to be first...
View ArticleThe Cliffs of Howth
Did I ever tell you about the time I met a ghost? I’m sure I did. It was a few years ago. Remember? It was one of those days when I sought salvation in a walk. I do this all the time. I never find it....
View ArticleDad’s Hometown
MY CHILDHOOD SUMMERS were spent in Gweedore. Four kids (and sometimes the dog) packed into the back of a yellow Toyota Corolla. We’d sit, giddy like goats, as we set off on our annual holiday to my...
View ArticleGDPR v DNA
Not since Nama have four letters conjured up such a negative reaction in our collective consciousness. I’m sure even those involved in drafting and finalising GDPR policy have trouble suppressing...
View ArticleRunning for Office
The gong has sounded. The councils have nodded. The Election is coming. It’s time for the presidential hopefuls to warm up in preparation for the starting gun. Canvassing is not for the fainthearted...
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