Pete Wedderburn - Animal Doctor My fifteen year old cat Sushi recently became slower to move around, and she started to sleep more than usual. At the same time, she began to walk less smoothly: you might say that she bumps along, rather than gliding like a healthy cat. She's stopped grooming herself too: she's taken to developing matted fur along...
Jim Hurley - Nature Trail Variously known as the Giant Irish Elk, the Irish Elk, the Irish Giant Deer, the Irish Deer and the Giant Deer, the species of our prehistoric wildlife that roamed our green and pleasant land at...
A special roadshow will visit Bray next week offering people the chance to get screened for hearing loss, blood pressure and diabetes as part of Hearing Awareness Week.
Myles Buchanan Wicklow County Council launched a new initiative aimed at helping improve physical and mental health.
Clair Whitty - Naturally Healthy Are you going through the menopause? Hot flushes and night sweats are the most common symptoms. But a lot can happen from the first to the last sign of the menopausal journey. I know, I have been there and gone through a wide range of symptoms from beginning to end.
Calodagh McCumiskey - Wellbeing & Meditation 'Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery'. - Charles Dickens, David Copperfield.
Councillor John Ryan raised an issue not be sniffed at last week's meeting of Wicklow County Council - fellow bus passengers failing to properly cover their mouths as they sneeze.
Mary Fogarty Pupils at Bray School Project made their voices heard for climate change last week at their school.
Over 500 participants took to the hills on Sunday to compete in the Wicklow Mountains Challenge.
Jim Hurley - Nature Trail Rooks, these very common and very social members of the crow family, are busy building in traditional rookeries. During one of the mildest winters on record, some enthusiastic birds in my neck of the woods were repairing nests in early February. Many are now busily building or are well underway with that stage of their...
Pete Wedderburn - Animal Doctor Crufts, the world's largest dog show, took place in the UK last week, and the Irish Kennel Club's flagship show happens over the St Patrick's Day weekend. This is the season to discuss pedigree dogs. There are pros and cons to highlight.
A shepherdess of impressionable young minds leads us into murky ethical waters in director Sara Colangelo's gripping English-language remake of the Israeli film of the same title.
Clair Whitty - Naturally Healthy Have you ever sprouted seeds? It's very easy to do and they are an excellent source of nutrition. When seeds are sprouted they contain high concentrations of valuable enzymes, proteins, minerals, trace elements, and natural vitamins.
David Looby Having returned from a lovely midterm break in Co Mayo I was struck down with not one but two doses last week.
Pop artist Orla Walsh will hold a meet and greet this week as part of her new six-week residency at The Design Loft at Powerscourt.
Pete Wedderburn - Animal Doctor Psychologists have known for many years about the huge impact that parenting has on children. As an adult, if you go for therapy to help you deal with issues in your personal life, you can be sure that the therapist will ask you many questions about your upbringing, and about your relationship with your parents. Many adult problems...
