Nanny wanted

We are looking for a kind, reliable nanny to look after our three children in our home from November. Experience and references in Ireland essential. Duties will include: – Full time care of infant – School pickups for 2 older children – Homework assistance (Gaeilge ina buntaiste) – Playing with the children (Lego building skills [...]

You are what I eat

Last year a friend sent me a link to an ad on Activelink about a research project being undertaken by a PhD student in DCU School of Nursing. The project is researching the effect of the expectant mother’s diet on their child’s taste preferences. I was happy to take part. I had to keep a [...]

New Buds by Abigail Smith

Here is Abigail performing New Buds at last week’s Electric Picnic. This song is very special to me because she wrote it for me and Nipper 3.0, premiering it in the Odessa Club on my birthday last February. It didn’t quite have the intended effect of getting Nipper 3.0 to shift but she made her [...]