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Kenny’s Bindery, a renowned name in the art of bookbinding, will celebrate its 50th anniversary next month. Established in 1974, Kenny’s has upheld the tradition of fine craftsmanship, serving bibliophiles, institutions, and collectors with unparalleled dedication for half a century.

I had been to Northern Ireland on many occasions, but yet, I never felt that I had been to it. That I'd never sat back, taken the time to stroll around, to experience the variety of break types it offers. I suppose that emanates from the perception we had of Northern Ireland through decades of growing up and not seeing it as a potentially wonderful location to have a holiday.

To mark World Hearing Day which took place this week, Chime, the national charity for deafness and hearing loss, wants to challenge the perceived stigma around hearing loss.

As I write this, it is not quite a week since the incumbent (and outgoing) president of the United States, Donald J Trump, attempted a coup, seeking to prevent the formal announcement of the election results, to overturn the results of that election, and somehow to cling to power.

The scene of the Sunday morning breakfast table in Biarritz at the beginning of the recent G7 summit was a sobering one for Irish viewers. President Donald Tump and prime minister Boris Johnson, leaders of the two countries that would traditionally be considered our main allies, egging each other on in pursuit of a hard Brexit that would be detrimental to this country.

THE 1980S brought us the Cabbage Patch Kids, Paula Abdul, Teddy Ruxpin, shoulder pads, and perms. The 1990s delivered Tamagotchis, snap bracelets, Pokémon, Power Rangers, dial-up internet, scrunchies, and Bill Clinton jokes.

As the Dáil heads off on its summer holidays there is much to contemplate after a busy and interesting first half to 2018, with the promise of more tumult to come in the autumn.

Easons has just launched a list of the top recommended books for summer reading.

First things first: Trump’s election was greeted by wild rumours in Galway that all the US multinationals would be forced by the new president to re-locate to North America. This did not happen under Obama, as was initially feared, and it will not happen under Trump.

The season of think-ins has begun, as I wrote a couple of weeks ago. It has started with Fine Gael in Newbridge in County Kildare. Enda was great to state quite definitely that he was staying the pace no matter what the papers said or whatever the plots his bold back-benchers were hatching.