Patsy McGarry, a proud native of Ballaghaderreen, has followed his recent retirement as the Religious Affairs Correspondent of The Irish Times with a compelling retrospective account of his eventful life in journalism.

The rosary was a nightly ritual in our house as I grew up. My father was ever-faithful to it, my mother somewhat less so.  Saying the rosary in the company of my father was sometimes an unpredictable affair.

Dee Ruddy has come up with a very interesting concept and has thrown herself headfirst into it. The Belmullet native is a hairdresser and makeup artist by profession and ran a successful business in Bangor Erris for 15 years.

In the grand tapestry of human experience, grief stands as a dark and luminous thread, binding us to the very essence of our existence.

When all the counting and choosing Electoral College voters arising from a US Presidential Election is over – the process I explored in last week’s article – the House of Representatives and the Senate meet in joint session on the following January ...

I may be wrong but I suspect that few of my readers took in the recent Electric Picnic, Ireland’s biggest outdoor festival.

My father, Billy Heffron, was enjoying himself, mid-flow in conversation, a cup of tea in his hand and biro-filed paperwork strewn across the kitchen table of his host - a small farmer outside Ballyhaunis.

The departure of Ballina’s most famous son, Joe Biden, from the US presidential race has opened up the opportunity for a woman to become the first-ever female President of the United States of America.

Every year I make my goals and one of my main goals for this year was to set the foundations for the circles in life I want to be in when I am older.

I love to bake. I find it a very creative process; one that gives fast results and a wholesome outcome. I am not one to stick religiously to recipes but I know enough of the basics to generally make the process work.