Lifestyle

Coping with Loss and Bereavement

By Eoin Meegan The Irish Hospice Foundation held their annual evening of remembrance and reflection in November. It was a chance for people to meet with and find out more about bereavement support services that are available to them. The […]

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Dance your way to fitness

Dance your way to fitness

Want to be healthy and fit for the coming winter as well as strut your stuff with the best of them on Strictly? Ever wanted to master the Cha Cha, Quick Step, Jive, Salsa, Charleston, Viennese Waltz? Then you need […]

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Covanta’s plans to burn more kept on ice

Covanta's plans to burn more kept on ice

By Paul Carton Covanta have had to withdraw their application to burn more waste. The application to ‘increase the annual capacity of existing waste to energy facility by 90000 tonnes’ which was lodged with An Bord Pleanala (the board) requested […]

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Bread41: Under the bridge downtown

Bread41: Under the bridge downtown

By Paul Carton  Opening this Friday at number 41 Pearse St is a bakery-eatery selling fresh long-fermented sourdough, pizzas, pickles and the latest food trend; fermentables kimchi and kombucha. Before I was able to ask Bread41 co-owner Eoin Cluskey on […]

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The SuperNatural Food Market

I always feel that September is the real New Year. After the more laissez-faire summer, the change in the air ushers in a more purposeful feeling and a cohesiveness after a season of unbuckling. Post sunshine and rest, there is renewal […]

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Natural Energy Healing

Natural Energy Healing

By Eoin Meegan As a race, the Irish have always had an interest in healing. Going back in time we have all heard of a local wise woman (or man) who had what was known as the ‘healing touch.’ A […]

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St Vincent’s Community Health Fair

St Vincent’s Community Health Fair

By Eoin Meegan The public had the opportunity to learn more about health, especially preventive health, at the Community Health Fair which was run in St Vincent’s University Hospital earlier this year. The theme was ‘Prevention, Early Detection and Self […]

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Connecting to source

Connecting to source

By  Beibhinn Byrne When I enter Sinead McDonagh’s holistic treatment room on Anglesea Rd, despite it being a freezing cold March morning, it is flooded with light and warmed with the sun. It is instantly relaxing and peaceful. The room […]

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The Culinary Corner

The Culinary Corner

By The SuperNatural Food Market Summer’s in full swing and it’s time to let the sun in whether it is shining or not! It is a blissful seasonal treat to indulge in the light floral flavours that come into abundance […]

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Minding the Mind: A comprehensive guide to mental health

Minding the Mind: A comprehensive guide to mental health

By Eoin Meegan It is estimated that one in four people will experience mental health problems in their lifetime. The World Health Organization’s Commission on Social Determinants on Health stated that depressive mental illness will be the leading cause of […]

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