Overturning Roe vs Wade is the result of a nearly 50-year effort committed to a singular outcome – protecting the lives of the unborn human. Without debate, this decision will carry profound political, social, and personal effects regarding pro-life topics throughout our culture, not only in America but indeed here in Ireland. We are already…
Scientific experiments are an excellent way to learn about the world around you and also allow you to create, imagine, and explore. Although in films scientists are often wearing long white lab coats and are usually surrounded with test-tubes of bubbling liquids, you don’t actually need any of these things to do your own scientific…
Medical Matters Depression affects about 10% of Irish adults with over 400,000 people estimated to be taking antidepressants. The discovery of drugs to treat low mood emerged only in the 1950’s and by chance, after an antihistamine and anti-TB medication were observed to have positive effects on mental health. What both shared in common was…
English car thief found stuffed inside giant teddy A car thief who hid inside a giant teddy bear has been jailed for nine months, PA reports. Joshua Dobson, 18, from Spotland, Rochdale, was wanted by police for stealing a car and not paying for fuel. Officers searched for him at an address in Rochdale. Mr…
In the month of September, the world’s 2.2 billion Christians are invited to celebrate the Season of Creation which runs from the World Day of Prayer for Creation on September 1 to the Feast of St Francis of Assisi (October 4). This ecumenical season invites Christians to pray with and for creation, to reflect on…
Gorgosaurus skeleton sells for over $6 million at auction The first skeleton of a Gorgosaurus dinosaur to go under the hammer has sold for $6.1 million (€6m) at auction in New York. The specimen is 3 metres tall and 6.7m long, and had been expected to fetch between $5m and $8m. “The result places the…
This is a recipe for chocolate biscuit cake which is from my mother-in-law. It is similar to a Rocky Road, and is nothing short of addicting. I love this recipe not only for its ease but because it is a recipe that is a lot of fun! I added Smarties, marshmallows, and white chocolate to…
Cold sores traced back to bronze age The spread of the modern-day cold sore has been traced back to the Bronze Age and linked to the advent of kissing in a new DNA study. Research suggests the HSV-1 strain of the herpes virus arose in the wake of vast migrations of people from Eurasia to…
A parent´s perspective When you get a late-night phone call from one of your adult children asking “Did you hear what happened?”, the natural reaction is to go into panic mode wondering what disaster has struck. It’s amazing how many worst-case scenarios can be conjured up in a split second and when the next question…
Children’s Corner The dreaded occurrence of rust is a fear held by car owners and anyone with appliances or tools made of steel or iron. It weakens steel and iron and is identified by a brown flaking coating. It often heralds the beginning of the end of an object that succumbs – unless action is…
Chai Brady
Dr Kevin McCarroll
Maria Byrne