Daddy, dementia and me: Safe in a world without coronavirusDaddy’s degenerated brain could not process this pandemic, and why should it?Fri Apr 17 2020 - 06:01
‘Luckily, he is oblivious to the coronavirus crisis’: Daddy, dementia and meI could repeatedly tell him all about Covid-19 and he would retain none of itFri Mar 13 2020 - 06:01
‘I was arrested for stealing thongs’: a first date conversation overheardI am tempted to tap this young guy on the shoulder and suggest he run for the hillsThu Dec 26 2019 - 06:01
Daddy, dementia and me: His rebellious tendencies meant he was assigned a carerDaddy no longer attempts to escape from the nursing home where he has resided for 4½ yearsTue Dec 17 2019 - 06:01
Daddy, dementia and me: ‘I have a recurring dream about murdering Daddy’My ex-husband’s father died in his own bed; Daddy is incarcerated in a nursing homeTue Sept 17 2019 - 06:01
Historic Westport garden sold to private bidder for €500,000Local trust expresses concern over the future of protected heritage site following the saleTue Aug 20 2019 - 17:52
Sun shines on Croagh Patrick as pilgrims seek a spiritual liftSome climbers cite family reasons, others religious ones, for undertaking ascentSun Jul 28 2019 - 16:21
Daddy, dementia and me: He called them ‘tight gobsh***s with no sense of humour’Daughter pays tribute to bridge aficionado George Ryan’s indomitable spirit in face of ailing healthTue Jul 16 2019 - 06:02
‘Sometimes I think I’d be less lonely living in an enclosed convent than in small-town Ireland’Those living alone are not simply ageing bachelor farmers, we are out there in the middle of everythingTue Jun 25 2019 - 06:01
Daddy, dementia and me: ‘I know this may be about more than his haircut’I know they know my emotion and sadness is more about the ‘long goodbye’ of dementiaWed Apr 24 2019 - 06:01
‘Daddy’s dementia makes me preoccupied with death’‘Daddy is lucky. These days he seems oblivious to the confines of his nursing home walls’Tue Feb 19 2019 - 17:01
A stormy Christmas journey to an island – and another worldAn Irishwoman’s Diary about a dark crossing to Clare IslandThu Dec 27 2018 - 07:00
Daddy, dementia and me: ‘Did you say I am a drummer boy on your tree, Áine?’I don’t know why it took me so long to realise that ‘distraction’ is often the best strategyThu Dec 20 2018 - 07:01
Daddy, dementia and me: ‘None of us would be here if me granny had drowned that day?’George is often back in his native Dundalk, where the dramatic near-drowning of his grandmother is his favourite taleWed Oct 03 2018 - 07:01
Dos and don’ts for the mother-of-the-bride‘A woman of your age – and I am not talking down to you – must wear something subtle on her feet’Mon Aug 13 2018 - 17:09
Daddy, dementia and me: He left the wedding service to go out for a cigaretteSitting in the church at his adored granddaughter’s wedding, it was clear he hadn’t a clue what was going onMon Aug 06 2018 - 17:01
‘Daddy talks to me about Mammy a lot – even though they separated 35 years ago’My parents, separated for 35 years, enjoyed a convivial Sunday afternoon family walk . . . then came Mammy’s heartbreaking questionTue Jun 12 2018 - 08:01
Daddy, dementia and me: the stand-off about a car that was sold three years agoReminiscing about a father’s car and driving him down memory lane to try to retrieve itMon Apr 23 2018 - 07:01
Áine Ryan: An Irishwoman’s Diary on returning to Clare Island for Christmas‘They have escaped their working lives – frenetic and fast, stressful and gridlocked – in cities such as Dublin and Cork, Brussels and Berlin, to sail to the Clew Bay outpost where their hearts dance to a different tune’Tue Dec 19 2017 - 01:00
The tourists are back – just stay out of my way on the roadBroadside: By the time we were in sight of Leenane the driver had collected a tailback of at least 15 carsMon Jul 17 2017 - 06:00
Mayo view of All-Ireland: ‘Two own goals ... has never been heard of’Mayo fan Micheál Cusack: ‘If we play again like we did today, we will win the replay’Sun Sept 18 2016 - 19:10
Not all penance and prayer – An Irishwoman’s Diary on the secret life of Croagh PatrickMon Jul 25 2016 - 01:01
An Irishwoman’s Diary about a Clare Island ChristmasWhether calm or stormy, it is magicalMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Repair work to Croagh Patrick to be focus of council meetingProposals include use of revenue from car park for conservation of the mountainMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Irish Times award ‘lit a fire in people’ to visit ErrisBest Place to Go Wild winner celebrates as community showcases tourism initiativesMon Mar 30 2015 - 01:00
An Irishwoman’s Diary – Changing times for local journalism‘The typical local newspaper was a community newsletter, an upholder of the political and cultural status quo and a probing commentator on the minutiae of local issues’Tue Dec 23 2014 - 01:01
Song and dance fill Westport HouseRock, comedy and some fine food were cornerstones of the third annual eventMon Jun 30 2014 - 01:00
Emergency delivery highlights ambulance issueFormer Deputy delivers seventh baby in his surgery in coastal village of MulrannyWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:00
Recommendations that followed man's death not passed on to hospital staffInquest into death of Mayo man hears he was reviewed by nine doctors within 24 hoursWed Nov 27 2013 - 12:33
New Mayo art degree part-funded by Shell causes controversy€30,000 of €200,000 course funding to come from Corrib Gas Community Gain Investment FundWed Jun 26 2013 - 01:03
Enda Kenny may be genetically linked to Niall of the Nine HostagesTaoiseach a subject of National Geographic Genographic projectMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:00
Garda guide for Corrib protests proposedA human rights report on the policing of the controversial Corrib gas project has recommended that the Department of Justice …Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Council 'gambling' with oyster fisheryTHE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency has been urged to refuse to sanction plans for a sewage treatment plant in a rural area on…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Shell boring machine finally reaches tunnelling site at AughooseMore than two months after it was delayed by a jack-knifing incident at an isolated Co Mayo crossroads, Shell’s giant tunnel-…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Irish engineer shot dead during ambush in NigeriaAN IRISH engineer has been shot dead after he was ambushed in southeastern NigeriaSat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Westport man shot dead in NigeriaAn Irish engineer was shot dead after he was ambushed in southeastern Nigeria while his driver was seriously injured in the attack…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
An Irishwoman's DiaryI FIND it uplifting, even poignant, that every time I visit the National Museum of Country Life, in Turlough Park, outside Castlebar…Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
100 gardaí aid convoy to free Shell machineSHELL’S GIANT tunnel-boring machine was towed from an isolated crossroads in north Mayo yesterday evening after a massive 12-…Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Shell lorry to block Corrib road for third nightShell’s giant tunnel-boring machine was expected to remain at an isolated Co Mayo crossroads for a third night, as residents …Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Shell machine remains stuckShell’s giant tunnel boring machine is expected to remain at an isolated Co Mayo crossroads for a third night, as residents questioned…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00