Wendy GraceThere is a lot of support available to help couples improve communication within their relationship, writes Wendy Grace
Building good communication
Category: Your Faith
Children learn by how parents handle mistakes
Parenting Matters
Silver jubilee for faithful fundraisers
Mags Gargan
Mags Gargan visits a Dublin school which is the top fundraiser for Trócaire in Ireland
Faith in the Family
Bairbre Cahill
The bread had been baked, the table was set and the kettle was on. I was meeting with a small group of children and parents who had been preparing for First Holy Communion in our parish. This was our final meeting, after the celebration of First Holy Communion, and I had decided to have a…
A zingy home-made elderflower curd spread
Erin FoxZingy curd spread on top of freshly baked scones topped with clotted cream is a delicious alfresco afternoon tea treat. While you can buy some delicious curds in shops, nothing beats a jar of the home-made stuff. This elderflower curd recipe is a twist on the classic lemon curd. You can use elderflower cordial from…
Create your own world under the sea
Courtney McGrailSummer trips to the seaside and the aquarium are great inspiration for under-the-sea crafts. With all of the fascinating crabs and fish you can find under the sea, you would wish that you could keep them as pets. Sadly, keeping star fish and sea horses is not the same as a pet goldfish. But you…
Poverty often behind the stats on corruption
William Reville
Science of Life
Dad’s Diary
The Irish have a genius for making the best of a bad situation. This remarkable ability to live in hope, and to have the craic even when things go awry, is perhaps learned at an early age during our capricious Irish summers. The Irish fans arrived at the Euros celebrating as joyfully as if they…
An eye-opening insight into conflict
Caoimhe Judge describes the impact of development education on students in her school
Seeing parents enjoying life without alcohol is the strongest lesson
Maria Byrne
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…