Douglas and District Lions Club are hold a cookery evening on the Monday next 26th of April in the Rochestown Park hotel. Award winning chef Fred Desormeaux is hosting the night. Fred is one of the highest ranking chefs in Munster and has won chef of the year two years in a row. Fred is [...]

by Senator, Jerry Buttimer
Saying “Stop” to cronyism will speed up recovery!
It’s time to end the practice of appointing friends and failed political allies to State boards, and instead to make sure that the best-qualified people are serving the State, said Fine Gael Cork South Central Senator Jerry Buttimer .
Speaking before a Fine Gael meeting in [...]

It was our 18th wedding anniversary and my husband and I went out to dinner. We found it surprisingly difficult to get a booking but finally managed to get a table in a restaurant in town. I usually go for fish but decided that I needed the iron and ordered a fillet steak. However, when [...]

with Garvan J. Lynch B.Sc.N.U.I. B.Sc. Chem. G.R.S.C. B.Sc. Pharm. M.P.S.I. M.R.Pharm.S. of Lynchs Pharmacy
Bad breath: Certain foods, health conditions and habits are among the causes of bad breath. In many cases, you can improve bad breath with proper dental hygiene. But, if simple self-care techniques don’t solve the problem, you may want to see your [...]

We’ll 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 this week maybe next week.
Flower Garden:
Continue sowing hardy annuals wherever there is a need for colour; Sow extra in [...]