irishtimes- I like the soil, graft and tradition of root vegetables. For me that means carrots, parsnips and turnips from Ardmore. Spuds from Ballinacourty. Beetroot from Bohadoon. All sitting proudly in our local veg shop, Country Store. It also...
independent.ie- The fatal stabbing of Conservative MP Sir David Amess has been declared a terrorist incident, Metropolitan Police have confirmed. The 69-year-old, who had been an MP since 1983, was fatally injured while meeting constituents at Belfairs Methodist Church in...
independent.ie- Hundreds of thousands of workers and businesses have been left in limbo this weekend after a split emerged between the Government and the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) over plans for returning to work. Deputy chief medical officer...
independent.ie- Starting a new business is always tricky but when there’s a friendship involved, not to mention years of family hikes, holidays and Christmas celebrations together, are you taking an even bigger risk in joining forces? Sonia Reynolds and Francie...
Brexit minister Lord David Frost has hardened his rhetoric ahead of the European Commission’s proposals on easing the impact of the Northern Ireland protocol, calling for “a new protocol” to replace the agreement he negotiated two years ago. Speaking in Lisbon before a small group of diplomats...
Health officials have confirmed that there have been a further 1,466 confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported today. The Department of Health said that 402 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 73 are in intensive care. It comes as the Deputy Chief...
Builders working on the demolition of a pub in Cork have this week unearthed human skeletal remains. The discovery was made on Thursday by construction workers on the site of Nancy Spain's pub on Barrack Street. The human skeleton was found...
A group of climate lawyers have called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch an investigation into Brazil’s president for possible crimes against humanity over his administration’s Amazon policies. The AllRise group has filed a dossier with the global...
About one-third of people with undiagnosed and untreated pulmonary embolism don’t survive, according to the Mayo Clinic. When the condition is diagnosed and treated promptly, however, that number drops dramatically. I am lucky the fractions were in my favour the...
Food gives us so much more than just nutrition. It has the power to connect people and get us talking. In every culture across the world food is used to celebrate and to comfort. So when life throws us a...