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TALK to anyone that has volunteered with the Irish Pilgrimage Trust (IPT) and they will all tell you the same thing. “You just can’t explain it.” On the surface, the concept is quite simple - a group of volunteers from every walk of life ...

11 May 2023 at 16:13

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Census finds that over half a million adults still live with their parents

The number of Irish people aged 18 and over who are still living with their parents now stands at over half a million people, according to latest information released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). In its latest Census 2022 ...

31 Aug 2023 at 16:39

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Free school uniforms returned to Westport Family Resource Centre after attempted sale

SCHOOL uniforms which were given out for free before being advertised for sale online have been returned. Westport Family and Community Resource Centre, who gave out school uniforms as part of their second annual School Uniform ...

13 Jul 2023 at 14:01

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Ready for big school

Just like that, Éamon has finished his two years in his Achill naíonra (playschool for Gaeltacht areas). Work meant I had to miss his last day, but thankfully we were well represented, with my parents coming down to accompany ...

14 Jul 2023 at 14:00

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Running for those who cannot walk

IT WAS a disease Elaine Tolan never wanted to get. For most of her life, the Foxford woman worked as a nurse in Dublin, where she and her husband Pearse (also a Foxford man) reared their family. “I would say we almost had an ...

20 Jul 2023 at 11:01

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Final resting place of Achill men found after 104 years

At the end of last summer, the Masterson and Molloy families received news their families had been waiting to hear for over a century. “I sat and cried because we had finally found someone who was missing for 104 years,” ...

20 Jul 2023 at 18:30

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DAD DIARY: Island intrigue

I was talking to a fellow ‘blow-in’ to Dooega in Achill this week, and he pointed to the majestic view across to Clare Island. “Would you ever get fed up of it?” he asked, rhetorically. I grew up with one very clear ...

27 Jul 2023 at 11:30

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DAD DIARY: Flags firmly on the map

Frankie and Éamon were running through the grounds of Knock Shrine when Éamon saw the Papal flag and excitedly exclaimed, “Look Frankie, it’s the Vatican flag!” Frankie replied, “Oh my gosh, you’re right Éamon!” It ...

25 Aug 2023 at 12:00

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DAD DIARY: That sense of dread

The sense of dread you can feel when you’re a parent is like nothing you’ve ever experienced before. Parents of older children will tell you it never leaves you. I hit a new level of dread last week, and I am ...

22 Sept 2023 at 10:00

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Former Irish business woman celebrates her 100th birthday - and her secret to longevity?

MARY CARRI, a well-known former business woman in Clonmel, celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, June 30, 2023. In fact, having waited so long for the occasion to arrive, Mary justifiably ended up ...

06 Aug 2023 at 10:58

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VET’S VIEW: A different kind of pet?

A number of months ago my daughter came to me and exclaimed that she would love a hamster for her birthday, ‘Please, oh please, Daddy, please can I get a hamster? I will look after it, feed it, ...

04 Aug 2023 at 09:30

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GREEN LIVING: Back-to-school tips for the environment – and the wallet

As a child, I clearly remember the trip to a big retailer every year to buy the items on our ‘supply list’, and can nearly picture standing in the massive school aisle, which in the ’80s in ...

04 Aug 2023 at 14:30

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