Sweet Treats It may be hard to believe, but sometimes there’s some leftover chocolate after Easter. If the idea of eating one more mini egg makes you want to scream, then read no more. If you are a committed chocolate fan and could indulge in Easter eggs until the ends of days, then you will…
“What would you have done if you were there?” That is a question that has been posed many times in our house over recent weeks. The commemoration of the 1916 Rising has engaged us all and challenged us to think, to reflect and to explore our beliefs and attitudes. My daughter’s class have been involved…
Psychologists are trained from the earliest days of their studies to respect and love statistics. We are trained to keep an eye on trends and patterns. One way of doing this is through research. It informs our thinking and practice about what works for whom. Psychologists in clinical practice tend to note the frequency of…
The feast of St Bernadette is coming up next week on April 16. She is the patron saint of poverty, illness, piety, shepherds and sheperdesses. St Bernadette was born in Lourdes, France on January 7, 1844. The first of nine children, she came from a very poor family. As a little girl, Bernadette contracted cholera…
Sean Muldoon, Méabh Corrigan and Orlaith McGarvey address the issue of how to involve young people in parish life Why do the youth feel lost today? And why do our parishes find it so difficult to attract young people? With the increasing secularisation of society many young people are more interested in Snapchat, Facebook and…
Despite seeing terrible suffering, children’s hospital chaplain Sr Julie Buckley has never lost faith in God, writes Mags Gargan Sr Julie Buckley SMR is head chaplain at the Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street in Dublin. Originally from Cork she started off her nursing training in the Richmond Hospital, in Dublin, before returning to Cork to…
A particularly early print deadline recently meant the number of hours’ sleep this columnist got the night previous fell well shy of the recommended amount. The amount of sleep needed to function the next day varies from person to person. While the average adult needs about eight hours of sleep each night, some people need…
I told Seán that he is the best hurler in the county the other day. When you live on the Isle of Wight, you can make such bold statements, safe in the knowledge that Seán and I are perhaps the only hurlers in this particular English county. There is a GAA club across the water…
Down Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder named after the British physician John Langdon Down who identified it in 1866. It is estimated that there are about 7,000 people in Ireland with DS and one DS baby is born in every 546 births. About 6,000 babies with DS are born annually in America. Boys are…
It’s said that April showers bring May flowers. April showers also mean spending less time outdoors in the fresh spring air and more time indoors. A bit of rain can ruin a whole day out, but instead of letting it dampen your spirits, seize the opportunity to get creative indoors. Create your own colourful rain…
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