MUSINGS In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin reports back from a fake-snowy Dubai
Living
Meet June’s Mutt of the Month: Shira
PETS’ CORNER Shira is a gentle two-year-old Greyhound girl who desperately needs a loving forever home
Chew on this before you get a dog
PETS’ CORNER Before you get a dog, read vet Naomi Clarkin’s crucial advice on the costs and care involved
Smiling through the pain
INTERVIEW Anton McNulty chats to the parents of three-year-old Mary Kelly, who suffers from a rare childhood arthritis
Laredo’s lens is all about equality
INTERVIEW ‘Ten Weeks That Changed The World’, by Alison Laredo, is on show at The Linenhall Arts Centre until June 18
Keeping it reel
HEALTH Every year Breast cancer survivors travel to Mayo for a therapeutic fly-fishing retreat along the River Moy
Loosening the leaves of prejudice in the Human Library
In this week’s Living Áine Ryan goes behind the covers of an upcoming project that challenges prejudice
Making waves with ‘Atlantic’
INTERVIEW Áine Ryan talks to director Richie O’Donnell about his latest award-winning film ‘Atlantic’
Campaign for Mayo ISPCA Inspector gathering steam
PETS’ CORNER A group of animal lovers is campaigning for a dedicated ISPCA Inspector for Co Mayo
Meet May’s Mutts of the Month: Patch and Scruff
PETS’ CORNER These two adorable terriers had a miserable life before they were rescued, and they’re now looking for loving homes
Celebrating the art of the song
MUSIC New music festival The Acoustic Yard Singer/Songwriters Festival rolls into Westport this weekend, May 6-8
