Few sights conjure up as much sympathy as the forlorn robin skipping about in the middle of winter trying to get enough to eat. If we were to have a bird or a natural symbol for our Ox Mountain region, it could be well be the humble robin.

I can’t sleep. It is not, as Fr Ted might say, so much an ecumenical matter as a dermatological matter. I have an itch and I can’t get rid of it. I’m bothered by the fact that I could be an anti-Semite.

Elaine Kennedy exudes an air of positivity and you can immediately sense it when in her company.

Christmas 2023. Fairytale of New York echoed from every second pub and retail outlet; roads in and out of every Irish town were jammed with traffic.

With all the talk of elections in these parts, it could be missed that our nearest neighbour also has a general election on the horizon.

The title of last week’s RTÉ documentary, The Last Priests in Ireland, reflected the grim reality for Irish Catholics – no longer a perception or a wild prophesy – that priests are not just becoming fewer but in danger of almost disappearing in ...

A music buddy of mine has spent the last two years restoring an old Ford Escort. He discovered it in a field shed when he was mowing a meadow for his cousin. His attempts to secure ownership of the old heap of scrap were eventually successful.

There is a phenomenon spreading across the internet: the rise of social media influencers is well underway.

Can you vote in our upcoming elections and referendums? Are you sure? Are all your details correct? What will you say if you show up at the polling booth and there is a problem, or if no polling card comes in the post? Check it out early and there ...

There’s a story told (and it’s true) about a visit the late Cardinal Conway paid to Enniscrone Golf Club many years ago. An avid golfer, Conway was accompanied by his classmates, Bishops Tommy McDonnell and Paddy Mulligan.