Voices
Profiles Archive
- 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
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- No shrinking violet
- by Amanda Brown
- Amanda Brown talks to the controversial, award-winning journalist about his life and his disillusionment with the industry in which he has worked for more than 35 years
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- Interview: Darina Allen - Reclaiming forgotten skills
- by Caroline Hennessy
- Darina Allen’s latest book focuses on kitchen skills and traditions – such as making yoghurt, keeping hens and baking bread – that have been lost in recent times. She talks to Caroline Hennessy about how the increasing interest in self-sufficiency can help us weather the recession
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- Fighting blindness with your feet
- by Kathy Foley
- Vampires are all the rage these days, with the huge popularity of the Twilight films and books. The kids or grandkids will be hugely impressed if you tell them you’re raising money for the good of others by taking a trip to the home of Dracula, writes Kathy Foley
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- Artistic versatility and passion
- by Margaret E Ward
- Artist Pauline Bewick (75) is more active than ever and has moved from art and illustration to creating an opera. Margaret E Ward asks how she does it
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- Parkinson still entertains
- by Philip Molloy
- Parky, the legendary chat show host, fills his autobiography with amusing anecdotes, both from his youth and his long media career. Philip Molloy picks some of his favourites
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- I fought the law and I won
- by Margaret E. Ward
- Phyllis Fahey is the firebrand pensioner who took on Ulster Bank for age discrimination and won – though it took years. Margaret E. Ward looks at her story
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- Moon walk memories
- by Angela Long
- Do you remember when man first walked on the moon? The 40th anniversary of the moon landing is on 20 July. Angela Long talks to Astronomy Ireland and broadcaster Leo Enright about the legacy of that remarkable space odyssey
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- Bionic woman changes perspective
- by Philip Molloy
- Lindsay Wagner, who found fame playing bionic woman Jamie Sommers, talks to Philip Molloy about her iconic role as well as the workshops she hosts, which try to teach people how to find ‘true joy and fulfilment’
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- The Irish voice of sport
- by Jackie Cahill
- As the GAA prepares to celebrate 125 years, Micheál O’Muircheartaigh talks to Jackie Cahill about his many years of commentating and the outstanding memories of his career.
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- Fighting a raw deal for older people
- by Margaret E. Ward
- John Wolfe tells Margaret E. Ward how last year’s medical card debacle has brought him back to active politics and led him to set up his own political party
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- From Concrete to Canvas
- by Maeve McGovern
- Michael McGovern’s vibrant art collection would brighten up any space in these dour, recessionary times. His debut collection, which went on display earlier this month at Inniscara Galleries in Rathcoole, Co Dublin, has been gathering interest from art lovers.
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- Off to France to start afresh
- by Caroline Hennessy
- Starting a new business in a foreign country at the age of 60 may seem like a daunting task to some but ebullient chef Martin Dwyer can’t wait.
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