‘We need a more compassionate response. We need to repeal the Eighth’ Dep Hildegarde Naughton on the journey which has led her to call for a Yes vote BY KERNAN ANDREWS Galway Advertiser, Thu, Apr 19, 2018   Fine Gael Galway West TD Hildegarde Naughton. Photo:- Kernan Andrews Hildegarde Naughton is one of many Irish… Read more »

GIY Weekly Column, April 14th 2018 It is fair to say that it has been a long and thoroughly miserable winter, with almost 6 months of grim weather at this stage.  The impact has been minimal enough for the home-grower but we should of course spare a thought for the people who make a living… Read more »

Good Friday no more by thereluctantemigrant When you live abroad, it’s impossible to make it back home to Ireland for every, birthday, anniversary, wedding and celebration, if they’re on outside of summer, you have possibly one chance, so you must choose your battles carefully. I’ve one priority for mid-year visits and that is that there is something… Read more »

 Mar 09,2018 Head coach of NUIG Mystics, Mike Murray, has this week been appointed to the backroom team of Pete Strickland’s Ireland Senior men’s team. Murray has been appointed as team manager for the squad, who are currently preparing for the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, which will take place in San Marino this… Read more »

Michael KellyGrower I WAS LOOKING through some old notes and things this week, and was surprised to discover that we did our first real pitch for a GIY TV series way back in 2011. Seven years later and we’re finally getting GIY in to sittings rooms everywhere. So, that didn’t take long, did it??! GROW… Read more »

Expat Bubble Burst by thereluctantemigrant It’s the phrase that’s bandied about, ‘the expat bubble’. It suggests the notion that us expats live in a bubble, somewhat removed from ‘real’ life. We tune in to the news from home and of course, we relate, but it’s not on our doorstep, we’re not looking at the fallout every… Read more »

Nothing compares to the taste of a homegrown tomato and now is the time to sow those seeds… And so the great tomato adventure starts all over again. A 10-month odyssey begins with the sowing of seeds in a cold potting shed with Child Number 2 chatting incessantly in my ear. Growing tomatoes is a… Read more »

The Irish government have commissioned a Eu. 75,000 economic report on the improvements needed to facilitate returning emigrants, the report which will take ‘a couple of weeks’ (not a bad fortnights wages), will outline where returning emigrants have difficulty when coming back to Ireland and where improvements need to be made. Save the 75K welcome home bunting,… Read more »

Green Earth Organics added 2 new photos. 4 February at 13:26 ·  We did it, with your help we have made the impossible possible. In a little over a week we will be moving into our new packing facility. A significant step that demonstrates there are people, people like YOU, that care deeply for the planet we live… Read more »

  Michael KellyGrower IF YOU DON’T have much space, you can still quite successfully grow potatoes in large pots or containers. The pots will need to be relatively deep – about 50-75 cm deep so the spuds have the depth of soil they need to grow. Put a layer of compost (10cm) on the bottom… Read more »

Jam on Neither by thereluctantemigrant The internet is not a safe place for kids, as was made abundantly clear on the Late Late Show when a 13-year-old girl was approached for rude pictures by a presumed predator in under 9 minutes. The time was the alarming part, the intent, well that’s a sad fact of life… Read more »

  Baffled by recycling rules? Here’s all you need to know It can be hideously difficult to get your head around recycling but help is at hand Mon, Aug 28, 2017, 06:00 Conor Pope Newspapers can go in the recycling bin (generally green). Photograph: Getty   Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Email App When… Read more »