Something is rotten in Cork and it isn’t the aftermath of last week’s flood but rather the cause of it. Many reasons have been put forward for the near devastation of the city and its western suburbs, but at the end of the day it was the opening of the dam at Inniscarra to release [...]

Driving into work on Friday, South Terrace was like a lake with dustbins floating away. My boys wanted me to fly through it but I crawled like everyone else. The Lough was swollen with water lapping out of the Northern lip. At least it was calm; the previous day the wind was whipping up waves [...]

Since the 1st September 2009 women who have never had a CervicalCheck smear test need an invitation to have a free smear test. This is a major shift from the system that was established last year where the 1.1 million women within the target 25 to 60 age group were to be encouraged to make [...]

When the nights get longer, depriving us of the suns ‘feel good’ factor some individuals succumb to mild to severe depression and what is known as SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder. However depression is more than just feeling blue. It can be a devastating illness that affects the patient on a physical, mental and emotional level. [...]

Christmas is coming and winter is here, the weather is terrible but a gardeners work is never done, As usual we try to give you a few ideas on what might need doing in your garden this week. Not everything in this article may apply to your garden- but there might be something, if not [...]