Finance Minister Pascal Donohoe proudly displaying his work

A Free State Army column on the move during the Battle of Kilmallock, the largest single engagement of the Irish Civil War

Patricia says she loves trees, but commercial afforestation leaves her cold

Patricia claims the Irish language belongs to something far greater than our insular national soul...it is a national treasure for decades

Royals Harry and Meghan have come under fire for their use of a private jet - even after their very public environmental campaigns

Sunday's All-Ireland may not go down as a classic, but Patricia still appreciates the world's fastest field sport

Leaving Cert results, CAO offers, schools re-opening, All-Ireland final day, violent thunderstorms, pre-Budget flyers -what a time of year August is?

Everything in the pan: Huevos rancheros is perfect when getting rid of those leftover pieces in the fridge

We nearly choked on our caviar: Fee-paying schools are being subsidised up to €90 million a year with taxpayer money

How many good jobs in the bank could Patricia have landed if it weren't for her hair style. She feels sympathy with Bojo on this one

Been there, walked that: Croagh Patrick is on the bucket list of pilgrimages

The old half crown (2s 6d) was worth 1/8 of a pound

Go electric they say: But where exactly can I charge it ponders Patricia

Patricia was glad she didn’t have to sit this year’s Higher level English Paper

‘A dry spring and a wet May, fills the haggard with corn and hay'

Don't freak out: The Leaving Cert is just over a week away

Phone addiction - there should be an app for that

Lip service to the culchies: A lot of people want to talk about the decline in rural Ireland but no one is offering any real solutions

Not just a problem at the post office: A number of Eircodes say Limerick, when the house is actually in Clare or Tipperary

When did First Communions turn into an episode of Say Yes to the Dress?

Gorey, in Wexford, has become one the first towns in Ireland to designate a number of parking spaces as ‘age-friendly’ parking

Voter apathy: An Amárach poll, that only 22 per cent of Irish people trust their politicians, national or local shouldn't surprise anyone

Was the recent climate change protest just another day off school or was it done out of genuine concern for the environment?

After two-and-half years is it time to start panicking about Brexit?

Over 20,000 people took to the streets in December 1987 to protest the planned closure of Barringtons Hospital

Game of Chairs: Do people want a directly elected executive mayor?

Striking workers pictured outside the University Hospital Limerick last week Picture: Adrian Butler