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Women and Politics…..pink frocks or burcas?­

  I have personal experience of what it is like, how it feels for oneself and one’s gender, to be derided by men on a political convention platform. On a plane to Berlin last week, still reeling from the ignorance … Continue reading



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Pedal Power

  This week it’s all about cycling. Our friends Mike and Kathryn are over from Cork cycling up hill (make that Alp) and down dale every day. They usually stay with us, but this year they’ve been joined by an … Continue reading



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