Voices

Profiles

Saving the seeds

by Caroline Hennessy
When Madeline McKeever’s dairy farm proved uneconomic, she started saving seeds out of financial necessity. Now her company, Brown Envelope Seeds, sells a wide variety of organic seeds, all saved on her west Cork farm. She talks to Caroline Hennessy about turning adversity into opportunity
 
Columns

Travelling hopefully

by Muriel Bolger
Modern travel has its ups and downs finds guest columnist Muriel Bolger, journalist and Irish travel writer of the year 2007
 
Famous faces

Jeananne Crowley - A star of stage and screen

by Emmet Ryan
She’s been entertaining us for well over 20 years and Jeananne Crowley is showing no signs of slowing down, writes Emmet Ryan
 
A Man's World

A Man's World - Regrets, I’ve had a few…

by Padraig O’Morain
Padraig O’Morain knows that regrets are a part of life but has realised that the trick is to let them lie and to live in the present
 
The Beauty Spot

The Beauty Spot - Colour me beautiful

by June Edwards
We’ve come a long way from peroxide and blue rinses but hair-colouring can be a minefield. After a bad experience, June Edwards gets some expert advice
 
Food Matters Blog

Martin Dwyer's Cookery Blog - Daube of Beef

by Martin Dwyer
 
Getting Notions

Bee in your bonnet?

by Margaret E Ward
If there is something that annoys you, whether a global injustice or a local problem, Margaret E Ward suggests you stop complaining and actually do something about it