“Rest is not idleness and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water or watching the clouds float across the sky is by no means a waste of time.” (J. Lubbock) Take time to enjoy your garden, but keep up the maintenance work. Keep…

Emma Keenan describes how attending a Catholic school has set students on a positive path for life

I was strolling through Dublin city centre recently, enjoying the warm balmy afternoon and dying for something to quench my thirst. It occurred to me that things had changed a lot since I had worked there many years earlier. Outside restaurants, brightly coloured tablecloths bedecked the tables and attractive young men and women rushed forward…

Dominic O’Reilly describes the work of the Down and Connor Young Adult Ministry team for over 18s

A look at how alcohol affects our health

“More disturbing symptoms emerged and soon it became clear that something was really very wrong”