Children & Parenting
Celebrating the Role of the Father on Father’s Day
Thu, Jun 11, 2026
Father’s Day is much more than a date on the calendar or an occasion marked by cards, gifts, and family meals. It is a valuable opportunity to recognise and celebrate the profound role that fathers play in the lives of their children, families, and wider communities. In a world that often moves at a relentless pace, Father’s Day invites us to pause and acknowledge the love, guidance, sacrifice, and commitment that fathers bring to family life.
Education & Training
Beyond the CAO: The range of options open to school leavers
Thu, Jun 18, 2026
Ireland was transformed as a society by the introduction of free second-level education almost 60 years ago. It enabled children to build careers based on the pen rather than the shovel but left in its wake an unhealthy focus on the third-level academic pathway through the CAO application system as the preferred option of most parents for their children.
Health, Beauty & Fashion
The dark side of drinking
Thu, Jun 25, 2026
You will have more fun, feel happier, make friends easier, achieve more, and generally, have a much better time if you drink. That is what the alcohol advertisements want us to believe.
Food & Wine
Review: Award-winning focaccia worth seeking out at Freddy’s
Wed, Jun 24, 2026
A good sandwich can be a thing of beauty, but it is also surprisingly easy to get wrong. Too often, places pile in endless ingredients and forget the basics. At Freddy's on Quay Street however, the approach is refreshingly simple: start with excellent bread, use simple, quality ingredients and let them do the talking.
Home & Garden
Galway beats the average when it comes in recycling electronic waste
Wed, Jun 24, 2026
Galway people recycled 9.98kg of electronic and electrical waste per person last year, beating the 9kg average in the counties covered by Ireland’s largest e-waste recycling scheme.
Travel & Outdoors
Why Cork should be your next foodie escape
Wed, Jun 24, 2026
When it comes to planning a short break in Ireland, Cork has all the ingredients - scenic drives, bustling markets, amazing meals, a chance to meet passionate producers and perhaps a few hidden treats discovered along the way.
Old Galway
Bohermore/Grealishtown, 1950
Thu, Jun 25, 2026
This aerial photograph shows the main road into and out of town – An Bóthar Mór – c1950. You can see the end of the terraces, the hat factory and to the right, Grealishtown.
