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Hallowe’en

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

Be careful on your way home next Wednesday night! Ghouls and ghosts and witches and vampires will be in the air.

Ya que las navidades han pasado y el año toca a su fin, qué mejor momento para atar los cabos sueltos, reflexionar sobre los cambios que nos gustaría hacer en nuestras vidas e intentar librarnos de todos esso malos hábitos que hemos estado tratando de quitarnos de encima este último año... ¡o años!

You say you want a Resolution

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

Now that we’re over Christmas Day and the old year is drawing to a close, what better time to tie up the year’s loose ends, reflect on the changes we’d like to make in our lives and try to shake off all those bad old habits which we’ve been trying to get rid of for the last year… or years!

The President and the Model

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni - a real romance or publicity stunt?

One Love

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

So, today is Valentine's Day and... big deal! The day of love, and… so what? So, what does it mean to you? What’s it all about. I love you. Do you love me?

Where's the beef?

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

US Government recalls millions of kilos of suspect meat ...

Saint Patrick's Day

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

March 17th, next Monday, is Saint Patrick's Day. Colloquially known as Paddy's Day, it celebrates the patron Saint of Ireland, who converted us all to Christianity.

Man or monster?

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

Have a look at the pictures. Which is the odd one out? Yes, that's right, the one in the bottom left-hand corner. Why? Well, the other three are monsters, but he is a man.

Truth Conquers

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

In the town where I grew up, the local newspaper, The Sligo Champion, had above its banner the immortal motto ‘Truth Conquers'.

The Guitarist and the Irishman

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

Some time ago I flew to Dublin with Ireland's national airline Aer Lingus. The flight landed at Dublin Airport spot-on time and I made my way to the Baggage Reclaim area to pick up the one bag I'd checked in.

Entertaining ourselves to death

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

I was chatting with a friend the other day and I asked her what she had planned for the afternoon. She said that as she'd been working all day she had no plans except getting home and relaxing.

The Ancient Art of Orpheus

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. (Berthold Auerbach) Without music, life would be an error. (Nietzsche) Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul. (Plato) Music is an outburst of the soul. (Frederick Delius)

Not in front of the Children

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

French social historian Philippe Ariès argued in his book “Centuries of Childhood” that for most of history what we now call childhood did not really exist and that it was only modern liberal ideas that created it. According to Ariès, medieval children joined the world of adults from the moment they were weaned and no one ever made a fuss about how little and cute they were.

Adolescence – the difficult years … for whom?

Posted by Joe O'Dowd

There comes a time when many parents wake up to see that they now share their home with a strange, almost alien, creature who looks a bit like their child, but isn't really. They don't recognise it and they think, ‘Hey, you strange thing! What have you done with my kid?'

Home >> Weekly letters by Joe O'Dowd

Hallowe’en

Propósitos de Año Nuevo

You say you want a Resolution

The President and the Model

One Love

Where's the beef?

Saint Patrick's Day

Man or monster?

Truth Conquers

The Guitarist and the Irishman

Entertaining ourselves to death

The Ancient Art of Orpheus

Not in front of the Children

Adolescence – the difficult years … for whom?

Women in Business

Anita Roddick: More than just a successful business woman

Frogs to cure diabetes ?