You wake up tired after eight hours sleep. You snap your children’s heads off for no reason. Your focus disappears after lunch. It’s easy to blame your workload. Or your finances. Have you ever thought to blame your food? Foods that drain your energy include many that are ‘low fat’ but high in sugar, ready … Read more
I honestly don’t think I ever switched off, rested, recharged and relaxed as much as I did over the Christmas holidays. I made a conscious decision to take a good break and listen to my body, which was exhausted after a busy time in the clinic. No alarm clock, no phones ringing, emails or texts, … Read more
Cork woman Tara Tait took a career leap earlier this year and hasn’t looked back. After graduating from college, Tara worked in operations, IT, and manufacturing industries. “Unfortunately, in the IT industry, there are no options for part-time work and few options of similar jobs in other industries, making it very challenging for parents to … Read more
This week is Organ Donor Awareness Week. Of all the awareness campaigns I know of, this one is closest to my heart because organ donation saved my brother Diarmuid’s life in 2022. Prior to that, he had been in kidney failure for 17 years, much of that with a low level of function but not … Read more
January 12, 2024: Nash 19 closes its doors. Trading ceases with immediate effect. To many, the closure felt unbelievable. If anyone could ride out the perfect storm engulfing Irish hospitality, Claire Nash was surely the woman to do it? It sent ripples through Cork’s hospitality community, and was a seminal moment that flagged how much … Read more
One in four pregnancies will end in a first-trimester miscarriage, which is the first 12 weeks of a pregnancy. Since 2023 in Ireland, recurrent miscarriage is defined as two consecutive pregnancy losses in a row. It affects between 1% and 5% of the population. These stark figures illustrate how common miscarriages are. But despite the … Read more
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In the competitive world of restaurants, the best of the best push boundaries of food storytelling by seeking ways to transform an ephemeral taste of place into a tactile experience for diners. When we sit down to dine, food, although important, is a single element of the experience. The table we sit at, the glass … Read more
For many, the discomfort of heavy periods or pelvic pain is simply part of life, but it could also indicate endometriosis. With Endometriosis Awareness Month taking place this March, now is the perfect time to tune in to your body and learn more about this often misunderstood condition. Understanding how endometriosis affects your body and … Read more
Rachel O’Donnell-Barry, of the Harmony Clinic in Cork, reckons that for women having problems conceiving, 60% of issues are fixable. And she says you don’t necessarily need to go to an IVF clinic. Rachel, who trained with leading UK gynaecology expert, Dr Trevor Wing, is an acupuncturist, a nutritional therapist, and a Chinese herbalist. She … Read more