I put out a recent poll on Twitter asking people – My answer to this is to write like you are speaking. It’s a different approach when writing online content in comparison to print publications. Online content needs to be shorter in copy […]
We are in week two of our second Lockdown and how are people who are so used to being organised getting on? This must be hard in many professions where strategies and planning are an essential part of everyday business. I am an organised person […]
As I opened my eyes this morning, I remembered that it was the beginning of our six week lockdown. Instead of crawling back under the covers, I jumped out of bed, full of optimism and a zest for the day ahead. I attended the Virtual […]
The curtain creeps back. A podium stands still in the centre of the stage. The audience waits, afraid to draw a breath, the sound of silence. A man strides across the floor to the podium and the silence is broken. “Good morning and thank you……” […]
Like many writers and journalists now, I feel compelled to write about the Tampax debate. It’s strange to see so much negativity around the now banned advertisement. Looking through the statistics of the 84 complaints – they were mostly women. I wanted to share an […]
Throughout the pandemic, we have become accustomed to a lot of new terminology including PPE and relating that to the front line workers equipment. Instead to me it also means something else entirely, it means- Productive, Perspective, Educate. Productive- Most certainly, Perspective – I changed […]
At the moment the world is at a standstill, the words ‘Covid 19’ is part of everyday conversation. It will be something that we the human race will talk about for a very long time when our lives return to normal. We have heard conversations […]
Connie Reddin, from Ballybrack in Co Dublin, is a much loved wife, mother and grandmother. Five years ago, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Here, her daughter Yvonne writes a moving letter to Connie — one that her mother will never be able to read […]
“I would like to leave this city This old town don’t smell too pretty and I can feel the warning signs running around my mind And when I leave this island I’ll book myself into a soul asylum ‘Cause I can feel the warning signs […]
So, it been a while since I posted. I really don’t know where the time goes. And is Christmas really over? People still have Christmas trees up. I for one had mine down before January 6th. I don’t feel bad as my friend took hers […]
So, its nearly Halloween time again and guess what? Christmas products are everywhere to be seen already. OMG. Far too early for me. But the other side of it is, its time to get organised or start to think about the white-bearded man…. SANTA. I […]
I was worried when I collected the kids from their last day of school at the end of June, what the hell do I do now. I’m not one for summer camps, I never did them with my oldest son, perhaps as it was only […]