It’s mid December, and the duties of a long, demanding semester have finally come to an end. I’m sitting quietly … More

Not long after lock-down began here in Northern Ireland, I was chatting with my friend Jonathan Rea, Creative Chief Executive … More

We have lived close to a little river for over ten years. It’s called the Kells Water. We have often … More

It’s hard to know what day it is currently. Many of the routines that differentiated our Mondays from our Tuesdays, … More

This morning one of our current educational hunches was confirmed: all practical GCSE and A level examinations have been cancelled. … More

This is a photograph of our family having dinner together one evening earlier this week. It was a happy occasion … More

This was a Christmas like no other in our family, for on Christmas Eve my much-loved maternal Grandmother, the ‘adopted’ … More

‘Tis the season of the end-of-semester deadline, of the darker morning, and the even darker evening. For some of us … More