I'm proud to be Irish most of the time. Not all of the time. Some of the time I'm embarrassed by my native country. When it comes to "equality" Ireland has led the way in some areas, yet has failed miserably in others. Women's rights in this country is one of our biggest failures. Tomorrow the country will go to the polls. It will be the first time I will be able to … [Read more...] about Voting Yes is Voting For a More Humane Ireland
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Voting Yes: Savita
I've refrained from posting anything here in relation to the upcoming abortion referendum this Friday. However anyone who follows me on any social media platform knows that I will be voting "yes". I might go into more detail on why I think that voting yes is the right thing to do and why I think it's important that Ireland be a country where we empower women. In the … [Read more...] about Voting Yes: Savita
Free Money? Sure Why Not?
Like most people I've always had a "love/hate" relationship with my bank. Since taking out a mortgage with them just over a year ago, however, I haven't been able to complain about their fees anymore, as they've been waived. Of course the bank *is* making plenty of money with the mortgage, so it's not really "free". But what is, however, is the cash back offers via AIB … [Read more...] about Free Money? Sure Why Not?
Doubling the Herb Garden
While picking up the odd herb plant in a supermarket can help to add one or two varieties to my herb garden it's not really going to work if I want to really expand the range of herbs I have growing. Supermarkets will generally stock mint, basil and maybe one or two other varieties of herb. They're not going to have a full range of herbs for you to choose from. But a decent … [Read more...] about Doubling the Herb Garden
Improving the Herb Garden
Last year I started planting a small herb garden. I've no plans to have an elaborate herb garden, but as someone who enjoys cooking I want to have a reasonable selection of commonly used herbs that I can pick (or cut) fresh. I started out last year with some of the more commonly used ones, including thyme, bay leaves and mint. Now, around a year later, I'm adding to that with … [Read more...] about Improving the Herb Garden