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Last of the Summer Wine: The meteorological date for the start of autumn is the 1st September. When you add that fact to the children being back at school then we can take it that it is [...]

A Cast of Thousands Imagine a Pageant spectacular featuring a cast of 5,500, massed choirs, orchestras, brass bands, pipes and drums, alpine horns, over 40 cows and several horses.  Marry [...]

Making a list of the best beaches in Ireland is a very big task as we are an island nation so surrounded by myriads of beaches, both rock and sandy.  On the west coast there is the wild Atlantic [...]

Hard to believe that Midsummer and the longest day of the year is this week.  The Summer Solstice, which is celebrated far and wide, is now upon us. I refuse to mention our summer weather as [...]

A Blooming Time Switzerland has simply divine alpine flowers and Italy is known for their spectacular exotics such as Bougainvillea. France is famous for their massive fields of Lavender. Much [...]

Carrick-on-Shannon is one of the prettiest towns in Ireland.   Located on the banks of the Shannon it has for years been known as the centre for boat hire for the gentlest of leisure [...]

All of a sudden there are daffodils springing into bloom everywhere. February is somewhat early for the daffodil, a member of the Narcissus family.  They have a much closer association with March [...]

Lots of people get engaged at Christmas so January is a very busy month for loved up couples looking at venues for their forthcoming nuptials. There are so many hotels, castles and specialist [...]

Uber Trendy in chic Dublin suburb On the spur of the moment I ventured forth to Ranelagh, an old stomping ground of mine from my youth.  It was always a buzzy place and in recent years has become [...]

Yes, it’s time to mention the dreaded ‘C’ word – Christmas! As soon as Halloween (sometimes even before!) is finished the world and his wife are in Christmas mode.  [...]