Author: HeatherS

Dutch grocery chain ‘Jumbo’ launched an initiative a couple of years ago which was designed to help combat loneliness among the elderly, and which is now being rolled out in other supermarkets chains across Europe. Each of their stores have ‘Chatter Checkouts’ also known as the ‘blablabla caisses’ in France, where customers are encouraged to […]

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A rare Irish orchid has been discovered on the lawns of Trinity College, Dublin after the university took the decision to stop mowing the grass on a number of it’s formal lawns. The orchid, a broad-leaved helleborine which was identified by Professor Jenny McElwain, has since grown to a height of over half a meter. […]

Jeffrey Williams, is a NASA astronaut, who has taken part in four space missions, spending time on the International Space Station.  His experience has convinced him that science and the Bible are in harmony and actually complement each other. He believes that the Bible supports and informs science with the elements of the mathematical order […]

Cork boy is first person in 150 years to find rare piece of quartz Ben O’Driscoll, aged seven, from Mallow, has been officially recognised by the National Museum of Ireland as the first person in 150 years to find a piece of cotterite quartz — the world’s rarest form of quartz — anywhere on Earth. […]

A Cork woman, is believed to be the first person with Down Syndrome to become a blacksmith in Ireland. Jessie from Castletownbere, began working alongside her dad Ryan when she was just sixteen, and is now a fully trained blacksmith who makes sculptures and jewellery. Recently they have established an online company called ‘Born Transcendent’, […]