All I want for Mother’s Day!
Yep Mother’s Day is almost here! Let me be as honest as I can be regarding what us mothers really want on this, ‘our’ day….
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Rare Diseases Day 2018
If you are a parent reading this, or an aunt, uncle, grandparent, cousin, sibling, friend, school teacher, a GP, a nurse, a doctor or even…
Novenas and milkshakes
Every year, our little city of Galway turns into a devout religious city whether or not you are part of it. Novenas The Solemn Novena…
In with the old and out with the new
In with the old and out with the new It’s the other way around for most people but we are not most people. In the…
An Irish Mammy’s Fairytale of New York
Read with the tune of ‘Fairytale of New York’ in your head It’s Christmas week babe, In our wild house, The eldest said to me,…
My 12 Days of Christmas
As a parent of three boys, each with their own unique needs (for those of you who don’t read my posts regularly, I am mammy…
Elf Town Returns to Galway
When we got invited to Elf Town again this year, I was more excited about it. I knew Ethan would be happier to be there…
Dear Peppa
Dear Miss Peppa Pig, The 31st of May 2004, you and your family burst onto my TV screen. At first I thought, ‘Ahh, aren’t you…
Irish Mother Urges Simon Harris To Legalise Medicinal Cannabis
We felt our backs were to the wall. All the medications, all the different types and still – still we were watching him scream, shout,…
31 Confessions of an Irish Mother
‘You’re amazing’ ‘You have some strength’ ‘I couldn’t do it’ ‘I don’t know how you do it’ ‘You simply are one hell of a mother’…