When it comes to sticking with exercise, you need more than just willpower, writes personal trainer Paul O’Brien
Tasting
MUSINGS Things have most definitely changed
Agog at increasing complexity, Fin Keegan muses on simple truth that the only certainty in life is change
MUSINGS The train’s got talent
In this week’s diary of a home bird, Ciara Galvin describes how a train journey home can prove more entertaining than TV
INTERVIEW The flying doctor
The Neale resident and hovercraft driver Dr Robert Wilkes discusses his work at the EPA and how he gets around
MUSINGS Portrait of the Artist as a Young Chancer
Fin Keegan asks whether chancers go further in life than perfectionists, and finds the life of James Joyce illuminating
Haymaking
The summer sunshine prompts Áine Ryan to reflect on the past practises of haymaking and going to the bog
MUSINGS New kid on the block
In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin comes to terms (sort of) with no longer being the baby of the family
MUSINGS Crusoe’s Homecoming
Fin Keegan illustrates the importance of not only accepting the hand you’ve been dealt but also being prepared for the unforeseen
ARTS Gathering together for Mayo crafts
Craftworks Mayo, a network of Mayo-based craft makers, are launching a Gathering Collection of craft pieces made in the county
MUSINGS Daddy Sat Nav
In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin discovers that it might be time to find a new sat nav
INTERVIEW Living the lighthouse dream
Áine Ryan talks to dream-jobbers Rory McCabe and Cora Keating, resident managers of Clare Island Lighthouse guesthouse
