INTERVIEW Anton McNulty talks to Frank Flanagan about how his Covey childhood inspired his first novel
Focusing on the here and now
Living
Curlew’s sweet crystalline cry
NATURE Public encouraged to report bird calls and sightings
Eggs and carrots
MUSINGS In this week’s Dad Diary, Edwin and Aisling get inventive with dinner-time incentives, with the help of the Easter bunny
Boatbuilder and master mariner
CULTURE Jarlath Cunnane’s lockdown project is a replica of the lifeboat used by Shackleton to reach South Georgia
‘A portal for creating empathy’
INTERVIEW Author Jeanine Cummings talks to Westport bookseller Bríd Conroy about her bestselling fiction, ‘American Dirt’
Against the wind
MUSINGS In this week’s Dad Diary, newborn Séimí reminds dad Edwin about the delicate operation of winding
The Last St Patrick’s Day
In this fascinating and moving tale, the American grandson of a Mayo emigrant traces his grandmother's life back to Kiltimagh and discovers a poignant past
Striving for inclusive creativity
Greenway artist Maureen O’Neill launches a fundraising campaign to make her studio workshops accessible to all
Dream life and real life
MUSINGS With her dreams generating more questions than answers, Sonia Kelly has had to develop some calming techniques
Street smarts
LIFESTYLE Plans in motion to make Westport Ireland’s first 15-Minute Town
Tricky temper tantrums
In this week’s Dad Dairy, Éamon masters the terrible twos, showing the McGreal household exactly what temper tantrums look like