Saturday, July 31, 2010 Previous editions
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Paneful crashlanding for storm petrel
LAST weekend I had, nestling in my hand, one of prettiest birds I’ve ever seen, a storm petrel.
Life on the dole is the lack of a lot more than just cash
She went off to Australia. Back then, emigration was just fun. Now, as part-owner of a house worth nothing, a massive mortgage, three children and parents whose health deteriorates by the day, emigration not only doesn’t look like fun, it doesn’t look possible.
‘Efficiency’ drive isn’t about helping local government, it’s about cuts
YOU should have seen Carrick-on-Shannon at the weekend.
You shouldn’t count on all things being equal using The Spirit Level
A FACEBOOK friend messaged last week to ask: “Have you not read The Spirit Level?” Did he mean Seamus Heaney’s poetry collection or the acclaimed book published last year arguing that income inequality is the cause of most social problems?
It’s time for politicians to stop navel gazing and make some tough choices
THIS weekend marks the official holiday exodus of our public policy makers.
God’s handiwork can be improved with a little help from the rest of us
WE HUMANS are a lot closer to nature, and nature a lot closer to us, than we generally realise. And therein lies our last best hope for patching up our suicidal quarrel with our own planet.
Sorry Arnotts saga mirrors the rise and fall of the Celtic Tiger
THE State is getting into the retail shopkeeping business, selling bras and knickers, shoes and shirts, beds, chairs and tables, pots and pans, televisions and games consoles, luggage and lots else too.
EU forces O’Leary to eat humble pie and saves our tourism season
IF Michael O’Leary of Ryanair could make money selling toilet paper on his planes, he would do it, and he has been quite candid about it.
Democrats won’t give Europe an easy ride in Doha negotiations
ANY thoughts that having the Democrats in control in the US would favour Europe in the Doha WTO negotiations have been quickly shattered.
Parenting skills on display for all to marvel at
IN RECENT weeks my bird feeders have been dominated by juvenile birds, either being fed by their parents or learning the skills needed to extract the seeds and nuts themselves.
Plenty to explore in natural heritage
EVEN in a drenching summer in Ireland, there’s no shortage of things to do if you wish to enjoy our natural heritage.
Phalarope breaks all conventions
ACCORDING to ornithologist Eric Dempsey, three red-necked phalaropes visited a site in the midlands this summer.
It will suit you to a tea
WE LOVE our cuppa in Ireland and are still drinking more tea per head than any other country in the world. Sadly nowadays most cups of tea are made from teabags rather than good loose tea which I am totally convinced makes a far superior brew.
