THE pandemic meant gyms were closed for periods of time and many of us fell out of an exercise routine, so we might not be as strong as we were two years ago.
I WAS on American radio last week, trying to help them make sense of our 'complexities' – what happened at the election, why we have such an unstable government, why we currently have no government, the Brexit shambles and the like.
FIRST things first - a singl vowl isn’t important.
My pdantic brain wondrd why McConnell’s Whisky from Belfast Distillery Company and Scott’s Whisky from Garrison in county Frmanagh...
THE rise of the crystal-clear pilsner lager sparked a frenzy for sparkling, golden beer almost from the moment the first barrels rolled out of Plezn in what now is referred to Czechia.
SLIDING a large sheet of thin paper from a folder and smoothing it out on the table in front of him, Roberto Guarnieri is setting out the ground rules of art for amateurs.
AFTER a stressful few weeks of recovering from Covid and caring for my ill mother, as well as juggling work, school runs, homework dramas and helping with the new arrivals of lambs and calves on our family farm, an invite to an afternoon at the Lough Erne Resort and their traditional Thai Spa was just what the doctor ordered.
NEVER mind Tesla and all those other electric cars we keep hearing about - it may surprise you to learn that the best-selling vehicle of all in Northern Ireland and Britain last year wasn't a Tesla or Volkswagen Golf or Vauxhall Corsa or any of the other usual suspects but a Ford Transit, writes William Scholes.
THE BMW 7 Series has long been a class leading 'luxo barge' for the company director set, so the premium motoring world always takes notice each time the Munich based marque unveils a new version of the swish saloon it first launched in 1977.
It's all a bit hard to believe, isn't it? In fact, the synopsis could well be the plot of a multi-million pound Hollywood movie release - a very juicy one.
VANESSA Hudgens has a gift. Until now we’d all thought it was her ability to sing, dance, act and make millions in Hollywood. It’s a gift most people would embrace and one which would facilitate a very early retirement at, say, age 30.
BROWSING through The Short Stories of Liam O'Flaherty recently, I reacquainted myself with some of his narratives involving birds, animals and other features of the natural world.
STATION Island or St Patrick's Purgatory, located on Lough Derg, Co Donegal has been a place of Christian pilgrimage and prayer since the 5th century, receiving visitors for over 1,500 years.
A REMOTE community in Northern Ireland was able to survive a millennium of environmental change by adapting social conditions to remain resilient, researchers from Queen's University Belfast have found.
SO, you want to perk up your patio with new pots, but which should you choose? Obviously the setting will be key – if you have a traditional cottage garden you might not want to be accessorising with super modern pots.