Jim Hurley - Nature Trail Daisies close their flowers at night and at dawn the white florets around the outside of the flower-head fold back to permit the yellow centre to turn and face the rising sun. The very common wild flower is, therefore, the 'day's eye', now spelled 'daisy' and pronounced 'day's-e' rather than 'day's-i'.
Calodagh McCumiskey's Wellbeing & Meditation We all need to play. It is important at all ages and stages of life. It allows children to develop their imagination dexterity, creativity and physical, cognitive, and emotional strength. It enables them to explore and practice different roles and prepare for life. It's important for brain development, communication skills and...
Clair Whitty - Naturally Healthy As some of you know I have a wedding soon. I have a dilemma. What to do about a tan? I want to have a bit of colour; I don't want to be pasty white on the day.
The last time Ian Edwards was interviewed for this newspaper, his quarry were the deer which roam the hillsides close to his place of work at the education centre in Glendalough. On this latest occasion, however, the enthusiastic naturalist has his sights set on much smaller creatures - bumble bees. He is a well informed source of practical knowledge on all sorts of fauna, with moths one of his particular specialist subjects.
Pete Wedderburn - Animal Doctor When Mrs Sayers called me last week, I wasn't surprised to hear that Tyson, her ten year old Boxer, was slowing up and had gone off his food. The weather had been hot, he was getting older, and he was a lazy dog in any case.
If you follow the lead of Jurassic Park's hubristic scientists and splice the creative DNA of Steven Spielberg's 1993 behemoth with the rumbustious 2015 reboot Jurassic World, the resultant hybrid would roar, rampage and ultimately stumble like this muscular fifth...
The book 'First Flight' by the Greystones Scribblers was launched last week at the Glenview Hotel.
After selling out his June date in the Mill Theatre in Dundrum, comedian Adam Burke is putting on a second show, on July 14, in aid of Suicide or Survive.
Myles Buchanan When Rev Brian O'Reilly, the Rector of St Saviours Church in Rathdrum, decided efforts were needed to improve living conditions for local wildlife, he knew exactly who to approach - Oran O'Sullivan.
Jim Hurley - Nature Trail Imagine a Leatherback Turtle swimming in the sea off the coast of Ireland. The species is the largest of all living turtles and is differentiated from other modern sea turtles by its lack of a...
Pete Wedderburn - Animal Doctor I was at a photoshoot today. This is a glamorous title, and there was some glamour: former Miss World Rosanna Davison was in attendance.
Clair Whitty - Naturally Healthy I'm so excited to tell you about a new range of probiotic/good bacteria supplements that caught my eye.
Graduates of BIFE's art and design programmes displayed their work recently at an exhibition at the college.
Joe Phelan does not have the flu, but he has gone viral. Or rather his alpacas have gone viral. Or rather he is smiling because of the 10 million 'hits' clocked up by his short video featuring alpacas and prosecco.
Gerry Blake's photography exhibition 'Into the Sea' will be under way at Mermaid Arts Centre until Saturday, June 30.
Purple House had a glamorous evening recently at Bray Golf Club with a glittering fashion show.
