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Saturday 5 December 2020
Summer can seem like a difficult time to be a parent, but it doesn’t need to be.
Some languages are intimately associated with religions but not Gaeilge, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
Immature onions and homemade ratatouille are the focus from the garden this week, writes Michael Kelly.
Larry Donnelly on how the late barrister and author’s ‘abiding faith in people’ shone through his public and personal life.
With Frankie Dettori on board, the John Gosden-trained five-year-old impressed in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes on Saturday.
The Community Participation Bill 2019 has made me think about what real access looks like, writes Lynn Ruane.
Book series translated from one language to another can lead to complications as the plot thickens, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
A hardy crop of broad beans and homemade herbal tea is on the agenda from the garden, writes Michael Kelly.
Incident emphasises how far horse racing bosses still have to go to get the basics right.
To encourage more women back to work perhaps it’s time to examine school finishing times, writes Mary McCarthy.
If you’re going to insult someone, do it properly, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
There’s plenty to do in the garden as abundant rain and improving temperatures mean everything is growing quickly, write Michael Kelly.
Luke Comer proposes to build the Belmont-style track and lease it back to Horse Racing Ireland, writes Johnny Ward.
Cleese said that Irish names look like deliberate attempts to mislead innocent people but this is not the case, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
The daily life of a person with a disability is not aided by Irish society, writes Tom Clonan.
Communal meals, a chance to work and help to make a home – the scheme gives clients control of their lives.
The Brexit process should be a golden age for satirists and comedians, but unfortunately, something else has happened, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
We should all think a little more deeply about the images we share, writes child protection expert Shane Dunphy.
An insect hotel will encourage more wildlife and biodiversity into the garden, writes Michael Kelly.
In some ways, it is serendipitous that these two events should happen on the same Sunday, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
As well as specific watering methods there is the regular pinching out of side shoots to allow air to circulate around the plants, writes Michael Kelly.
‘The noise around Abbottstown may have died down, but the impact of their governance has not,’ writes John O’Sullivan in this week’s column.
Hermosa and Ten Sovereigns top of the list for the Ballydoyle maestro.
The Government deserves credit for successfully handling what was inevitably going to be a tricky situation, writes Larry Donnelly.
Samhradh comes with a sense of disappointment, rarely delivering on its promises of sunshine and gaiety, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
As consumers we have to vote with our wallets, eating in season and buying Irish, writes Michael Kelly.
Irish industry has to up its game and start thinking green, writes Johnny Ward.
They may be the apple of your eye but a break from the little darlings might just be the best part of your holiday, writes Shane Dunphy.
Did you know that Nigel Farage and Keanu Reeves were born in the same year? It’s hard enough to accept that they are the same species, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
Because they are a deep-rooting plant, it’s not effective to spray water at the soil, you need to get down to the roots, writes Michael Kelly.
Today Shane Ross hosts a stakeholder event to kick-off a transformation of Irish football. Expect a lot of what, a little how and even less why, writes John O’Sullivan.
I find it obscene that Ireland is dragging its feet rather than creating an environment where families torn apart by war can start a new life, writes Senator Lynn Ruane.
To translate the meaning of Bridezilla effectively we need to pop the bonnet of the word and look at the moving parts, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
Katie Sanderson cooked this recipe in the Kale episode of this season’s GROW COOK EAT and the reaction was amazing, writes Michael Kelly.
‘While lots of people have no interest it’s going to be absolutely fascinating for those of us who love the sport of electoral politics’ writes political columnist, Larry Donnelly
The word appears to originate before 1900 in parts of Ireland where spoken Irish was high and literacy was low, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
Many growing books will tell you to sow carrots in March or April but I always wait until May or June to sow mine, writes Michael Kelly.
Derby trials are popping up all over to present a changing picture of prospects at Epsom.
We need a vibrant and active civil society. Otherwise politicians and big business will call all the shots, writes Senator Lynn Ruane.
Sometimes Béarla and Gaeilge are presented as being in conflict in Ireland, but they’re both part of our cultural heritage, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Some sun, then clouds, showers around
Max: 6 °C
Min: 5 °C
Clouds and sun with a couple of showers
Max: 7 °C
Min: 1 °C
Mainly cloudy and chilly
Max: 5 °C
Min: -1 °C
