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As part of the Dublin Open House festival (openhouse.ie), we took a walk to the Pigeon House Power station. This abandoned Victorian power station is behind a fence for most of the year but with the Open House, we had access to the building, and some unique views of...
A couple of nights in Galway, coupled with a driven loop of Connemara - one of the most beautiful areas I've had the pleasure of visiting. Squeezed in a quick trip to Kylemore Abbey, situated in Kylemore pass - a Victorian house, convent and once upon a time,...
There has been a lot of change around here. In the last seven months, I've turned 50, got a new job, sold my house and moved country. Â In a sentence, it doesn't look much, but I suspect that a therapist would talk about 'life changes&...
I ran five kilometres this morning. Four months ago I couldn't run for a minute. I used to visit the gym two or three times a week, repeat twenty or thirty minutes of cardio. Sure, I'd be sweaty and puffed out, but I couldn't...
I'm over halfway through the Couch to 5km programme [https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/], it's the first time I have undertaken a fitness challenge like this one. I'm not a natural runner, so it has taken some effort to get here, but...
I've written before about digital detox, and the benefits that reducing electronic clutter and dependence on devices has had on my productivity, and mental health. This weekend, I was interested to read a story that started in the tabloids about Simon Cowell, who has reportedly given up his...