Children’s Corner Music is an extremely powerful force in the world. It has the power to make us laugh, cry, become nostalgic, fearful and every emotion under the sun. Very often it is used in film, theatre and more to create a certain mood whether that be tension or levity. National anthems are created to…
Children aged 12-15 to be offered Covid booster dose Children aged 12 to 15 are to be offered a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine in a bid to reduce infection rates among this age group. The move follows a recommendation by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (Niac), which has been accepted by Minister for Health…
Everyday Philosophy Do we live in a simulation? No, of course not. Would it matter if we did? Of course it would. The great philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein had a particular view of what philosophy was really about. He saw it as a kind of therapy for confusion. Rather than seeking to answer deep questions about…
“I wish it was Tuesday already. Can we please skip the days in between?” It is my daughter’s birthday next week and while her excitement is nearly too much for her to handle, hearing those words nearly creates a knot in my stomach. Skipping a day or two, even a year or two brings back memories…
Marta Osborne Do you have any suggestions for approaching lent with your spouse? I think we’d be more successful if we tried to go through it together. Lent is difficult at the best of times, but it can be especially so if we try to go it alone. As married couples, we’re blessed to have…
Man tests positive for Covid for 14 months straight When Muzaffer Kayasan first caught Covid-19, he thought he was destined to die, as he was already suffering from leukaemia. Fourteen months and 78 straight positive tests later, he is still alive – and still battling to shake off the infection. Mr Kayasan, 56, has Turkey’s…
Medical Matters Nearly one in five people or just over 1.25 million have tested PCR positive for Covid in Ireland since the pandemic began. With hundreds of thousands more infected but not officially tested the proportion of the population that have escaped Covid may be a lot smaller than many would have anticipated. The death…
In November 2021, Pope Francis launched the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, a seven-year programme for the church to live out the call to care more deeply for God’s creation. The platform is based on achieving seven Laudato Si’ Goals (LSGs) across seven church ‘sectors’ over seven years – a jubilee for the earth. Last month…
Red wine and berries may improve Parkinson’s life expectancy Recent research from Queen’s University Belfast has found that people with Parkinson’s disease who eat more flavonoids – found in foods like berries, cocoa, tea and red wine – may have improved life expectancy compared to those who don’t. The research followed over 1,200 people who…
Mindful Living My wife and I celebrated 45 years of marriage in August. I have made many commitments in my life, but two of them stand out as having shaped me, as having been deeply formative influences on the person I am today. Those two factors are marriage and meditation. While we married at a…
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