Dr Kevin McCarrollInsomnia or difficulty with sleeping is a common problem that has often multifactorial causes. At any one time, approximately 30% of the population are affected by significant insomnia with higher rates in older adults and in those with psychiatric disorders and certain medical and neurological conditions. Persistent sleep loss or poor quality sleep can cause…
Category: Family & Faith
Some spectacularly spooky Halloween decorations to make
Erin FoxHalloween is coming and it’s time to start making decorations. These five Halloween decorations are fast and easy, so you will have your home looking spectacularly spooky in no time. Folded bats: Draw half a bat on the back of some cereal card and cut out. Fold a piece of black card in half, place…
Celebrating the feast day of Pope St John Paul II
The feast day of Saint John Paul II is coming up on Thursday, October 22. Having officially been made a saint two years ago, this will be the second time celebrating St John Paul’s feast day. Born Karol Józef Wojtyla on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, Poland, he was the first non-Italian Pope in more…
Children need to experience how to accept the word No!
Disappointment need not be a big deal if we are prepared for it. Regularly, when I work with people in therapy where the focus is on difficult memories, I ask the person to describe what they notice. I have often remarked at how hard it is for people to notice what happens. Frequently, people only…
Preparing your garden for the winter weather
Paul GarganOn hushed November mornings the waning border is embroidered by sugar coatings of frost and seed heads are transferred into iced confections. It’s on mornings like this that you reap the rewards for changing the way you garden in the herbacious borders as most gardeners have. The old traditional way was to cut everything down…
Our bodies are like machines that grow stronger with use
William RevilleScience of Life
Faith in the Family
Bairbre CahillOctober is the month traditionally associated with Mary and many people will make a particular effort to pray the rosary this month. Any time I talk to a group of people about faith, prayer and spirituality I am struck by how many of them have memories of praying the rosary. The same is true of…
A hibernation home for our prickly pals
With the days getting darker, playtime is reduced to indoors. The upside to the darker evenings is that you are more likely to see wild animals. Go on an adventure with a parent or guardian and see if you can spot any wild animals. It depends on where you live but animals you are most…
Dad’s Diary
I’m encouraging my mother-in-law to take up motorcycling. A cynic might suspect my motives, but to be honest, I never quite got mother-in-law jokes; I’m very fond of mine, an Italian mother-in-law being the very best variety, I believe. Although well-acquainted with her zest for life, I have to say, even I was surprised by…
Bring October’s bright colours into your home!
Courtney McGrailColourful bouquets and garlands are not just for summer time; crisps and colourful leaves are the flowers of autumn. Bring the colours of October indoors with this felt autumn leaf garland. For a simple design, choose your favourite type of leaf. You can always make templates of different leaves for a unique kind of garland.…