Giovanni Morelli voices his wine-related annoyances and looks at some of the best red and white wines coming out of Spain at the moment ‘Men are like wine – some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age’ – attributed to Pope John XXIII. One thing that really annoys me (my wife says I [...]
Shirley Lanigan bemoans the years she wasted trying to nurture a miserable, inherited apple tree and is now seeking a replacement. Here, she offers tips for choosing an apple tree and on how to store a glut of the fruit I have not been able to visit a garden recently without being sent home with [...]
Berna Cox is delighted that Emly is getting the reward it deserves, having saved her daughter from certain academic failure When this year’s Tidy Towns results were announced, the lady representing Emly in Co Tipperary was delira and excira. Emly was pronounced to be the tidiest village in Ireland and was also the winner of [...]
With the recent publication of Prof Declan Kiberd’s commentary on Ulysses, Dr John Wallace reflects on the development of the book that revolutionised the modern novel James Joyce had little time for middle-class thrift. Because of financial hardship, he wrote Ulysses in over twenty different flats, located in Trieste, Zurich and Paris. However, though he [...]
Shirley Lanigan writes that with a little ground preparation and care, autumn-fruiting raspberries are one of the easiest of all fruits to grow in your garden Arriving home from a holiday, the absentee gardener can sometimes wish they never left their post. During the period of absence, the garden invariably turns into a place of [...]
Berna Cox writes that far from being spoiled and petted, the youngest child in the family always gets a rough deal I read an article recently penned by a 16-year-old girl, which was entitled ‘Top Ten Things That Aggravate Teenagers’. Given that I’m really a teenager and am only trapped in this middle-aged persona by [...]
Shirley Lanigan says that although the growing season is almost over, there are still a few vegetables that can succeed at this time of year. Neither is it time to let your garden turn wild and tatty, after all the work you did over the summer While the harvesting season gradually and slowly winds down [...]
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