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Tuning in to the great television turn off …
AS I SEE IT BY MARIANNE HERON GRAND isn’t it when, thanks to the dawning of a new normal, you can stop zooming and start meeting up and really talking with people. But it wasn’t the discussion about a book at the first live Book Club I was at recently that stuck most vividly in …
Shopping centre addicts: sure, it’s a day out isn’t it
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS FOR 16 years now, Amazon has changed how virtually every one of us shops, or at least 200 million of us in some 16 countries. In 2005, the company launched Prime, the first-of-its-kind, lightning-fast subscription delivery service. Along the way Amazon assembled an army of couriers hauling your …
The benefits of a hot cup
BY ANDREW MCDONALD HYPNOTHERAPIST Write a list of stereotypically Irish things and it’s guaranteed “a cup of tea” features prominently. In recent years this has changed with coffee becoming more popular. Almost 60% of Irish adults drink the bean-based beverage at least once a day with about a third consuming several cups on a daily …
Supporting your fitness regime
BY CLAIR WHITTY It’s fantastic to be getting back into your fitness regime but you may have some issues with recovery after training, muscle cramps, or injury? Let’s start with muscle cramps, magnesium is my first choice to try. You can take it, or use BetterYou magnesium spray which you massage into the skin before …
Minor’s claim MAJOR honours!
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Sarah Barcoe stars in six-point win over rebels Kilkenny claimed the Tesco All-Ireland Minor title with a tremendous 6-point victory over holders’ Cork at LIT Gaelic Grounds last Sunday. As well as being crowned champions, the young cats also prevented the Leesiders from claiming three consecutive minor titles. From start …
Saffrons battle awaits Scott & Co.
BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR Jack McGrath Cup awaits the winners John Scott’s camog’s will take on Antrim in the ISPCC All-Ireland intermediate camogie championship final at Croke Park this Sunday (2pm throw-in). The game is part of a triple-header of camogie finals to be staged at headquarters. Both sides will take to the field, …
St. Canice’s CU senior hurling round 1
O’Loughlin Gaels 1-18 Graigue Ballycallan 0-18 In a hard fought game in Callan on Saturday a goal seven minutes into the second half by Sammy Johnson proves to be the decisive score. From the start the teams went point to point with Mark Bergin for O’Loughins and Sean Ryan impressive from open play and placed …
O’Loughlin’s v Young Ireland’s u15
Result: Roinn A Championship Qtr Final. O’Loughlin Gaels 1-15 to 2-10 Young Ireland’s It took a massive effort by the Gaels in the final 10mins to maintain the advantage they’d held since early in the game. Greg Kelly got the Gaels off to a fine start with 3 converted frees before the visitors answered with …
College aside, there’s the University of Life
THE FACT OF THE MATTER PAUL HOPKINS SCHOOL days may well be the best days of your life as 61,000 students, Leaving Cert results to hand this week, are about to find out as they face the reality of repeats or job-hunting or, in the case of 60% of them, the mad scramble for a …
