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Things We Can take Away from the Pandemic- New Blog Post
So we are here now after all lockdowns have been ended in Ireland. Whether this was just an election ploy, used because we are coming close to some important rugby games and St.Patrick's Day or that it genuinely has come from a genuine place this remains to be seen.
What now? What exactly defines how and who we are as a people after coming out ( Read more... ) -
Lockdown Fatigue - New Blog Post
We're coming towards the end of March and to be frankly honest, I am exhausted. Both physically and mentally. For the last year, I have been working on a much forgotten about frontline service. Everybody thinks about the Healthcare workers when it comes to the frontline, however the fact of the matter is there are many other services that provided ( Read more... ) -
Letters from the Irish Lockdown- Letter Five
Hello again world from Ireland.
Well thing are moving forward in relation to the reopening of businesses and society not just here but around the world. With the gradual reopening come the questions about whether we are being too cautious , whether face masks should be worn or not and in what context should they be worn. Later on in the week also ( Read more... ) -
Letters from the Irish Lockdown- Letter Four
Hello again world from Ireland.
Well the start of the week saw a rather amazing thing happen for the first ime in two months, there was no deaths reported.
Again though, as mentioned in my previous post, there have been calls to reduce the 2m rule for social distancing. During the week however I spotted a well known beauty spot populated by ( Read more... ) -
Letters from the Irish Lockdown- Letter Three:
Hello again world from Ireland.
Well Monday 18th has come and gone and really there was very little change from the previous Friday. In that the traffic had already increased with people having been venturing out and a couple more places are open which weren't open before. What had been announced and was a welcome announcement from me was that face ( Read more... ) -
Letters from the Irish Lockdown- Letter Two:
Hello again world from Ireland
Well there have been some changes since I last blogged. Some that I have been aware of when I published the last post. Yet I decided to hold back on the news until now.
Ireland is slowly reopening.
It was announced the Friday of the May bank holiday that the country will be slowly reopening in a phased capacity ( Read more... ) -
Letters from the Irish Lockdown: Letter One
lj-mood: contemplative
Hello world from Ireland.
What a strange place we are all living in now. Streets where people would congregate in convivial chats whilst at the same time getting business done up and down the country are now empty. People are heeding warnings issued by our government which are played constantly throughout the day in ( Read more... ) -
C'mere and Let Me Silence Ye- New Blog Post
Like carrion crows, we live and feed on meat,
Regardless of the suffering and pain
We cause by doing so, if thus we treat
Defenceless animals for sport or gain,
How can we hope in this world to attain
The PEACE we say we are so anxious for.
-'Living Graves'
By George Bernard Shaw
It's Summer and all the supermarkets are marketing beef heavily for ( Read more... ) -
Christmas Trees and Relaxation - New Blog Post:
"Much they saw, and far they went, and many homes they visited, but always with a happy end. The Spirit stood beside sick beds, and they were cheerful; on foreign lands, and they were close at home; by struggling men, and they were patient in their greater hope; by poverty, and it was rich. In alms-house, hospital, and jail, in misery's every ( Read more... )