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WISDOM OF THE WORLD - WEEK 11 2008-03-31 18:23:00 Any pleasureThere was a man who died and found himself in a beautiful place, surrounded by every conceivable comfort. A white jacketed man came to him and said, “You may have anything you choose-any food- any pleasure- any kind of entertainment.”The man was delighted, and for days he sampled all the delicacies and experiences of which he had dreamed on earth. But one day he grew bored with it all, and calling the attendant to him, he said, “I am tired of all this. I need something to do. What kind of work can you give me?”The attendant sadly shook his head and replied, I’m sorry, sir. That’s the one thing we can’t do for you. There is no work here for you.To which the man answered, “That’s a fine thing. I might as well be in hell.”The attendant said softly, “Where do
5 MINUTES WITH - JOHN GORMLEY 2008-04-07 04:06:00 Green Party Leader and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, John Gormley, takes time out of his busy schedule to talk to us this week. John’s father, Vincent Gormley ran the Ture Inn Public House in Inishowen for many years. John’s uncle, John Gormley still lives in Muff. John has been campaigning on green issues for years and has also been the Lord Mayor of Dublin. John lives in Ringsend in Dublin with his wife and 2 children.What have you been downloading on your iPod?My most recent download was the Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues.What would you never throw away?Very little. I tend to hoard and recycle.What book are you reading?Robert Dallek’s book on JFK. An Unfinished Life 1917-1963.What was your favourite childhood game?FootballHave you been to the cine
WISDOM OF THE WORLD - WEEK 12 2008-04-07 03:48:00 Maybe…An American Indian Chief was skilled in interpreting events. One day for no reason his horse ran away to the plains. Every-one tried to console him. “What a pity” they said.“Maybe” the chief replied.Some months later the horse returned with a splendid wild stallion. “What great fortune” the people congratulated him.“Maybe” the chief replied.Their household was richer by a fine horse, which his son loved to ride. One day he fell off and broke his hip. “How sad, ” the people said with pity in their eyes.“Maybe” the chief replied.A few weeks later a neighbouring tribe declared war and every able-bodied man went into battle. The tribe lost nine of every ten men. The son was not able to fight because of his injury.Blessing turns to disaster and disaster to blessi
WISDOM OF THE WORLD - WEEK 13 2008-04-13 07:24:00 Photo: Talk 2 me sponsored walk in Buncrana in aid of suicide awareness.WEALTH BEYOND RICHESOne night a man had a dream. He dreamed that a monk came to his village at midday and gave him a huge precious stone that would enable him to be rich beyond his wildest dreams. At noon the next day the monk from his dream turned up at his village. The man ran out to meet him. “Where’s the stone? Give me the stone?” the man cried. The monk reached into his sack and took out a diamond; the biggest diamond in the world. It was the size of a human head!And he said, “Is this the stone you want. I found it in the forest. Here, take it.” The man was delighted; he seized the stone and ran home. But that night, he had a very restless night; he just couldn’t get to sleep at all. Very early next mo
5 MINUTES WITH - EMMA BYRON 2008-04-13 07:13:00 Emma is currently on a year out from college having finished her HND in Fashion Design. She will be starting her degree in Fine Art in September and in the meantime has been busy using her creative skills in design. Emma has been working for various exhibitions including the Ocular Picnics and most recently has been working with Inishowen Artists, organising their collective venture, which culminated in the launch of their brochure and exhibition in Buncrana.The aim of Inishowen Artists is to have an ongoing series of events and exhibitions and for the group to develop and grow. Any artist living in Inishowen is welcome to join with all the benefits of being able to share ideas, as well as exhibition space, funding opportunities and marketing.Emma has three children who are a continual sou
WISDOM OF THE WORLD WEEK 14 - BUILDING HOUSE 2008-04-21 03:27:00 There was a skilled master carpenter who built strong, beautifully finished houses for his employer. His work was renowned throughout the land for its quality. He built with love and patience working painstakingly on all details. However he was nearing his retirement and looking forward to putting his working life behind him. His employer came to him one day and said, “I need you to build one more house for me before you retire”.The master carpenter started the work but somehow he didn’t feel his usual pride in the work. The site for the home was beautiful; near woods and streams and rich land and resentment started to build up in him. All those years he had been building for others, never having the time or money for his own projects. This time he didn’t use such quality wood, he
REDUCING YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT 2008-04-21 03:17:00 “One of the big incentives for moving over to Bio-ethanol fuel is a 50 per cent reduction in VRT, saving you up to €5700 euro on a Saab. The other is the price per litre.” Jeremy Carr –Mulroy Motors“Everyone loves a wood fire; it really turns a house into a home. Modern wood pellet boilers offer the warmth and comfort of wood heating and are highly efficient, clean burning and totally automatic, saving you time and money”. Darren Collins- Evergreen“Solar panels can save you up to 70% on your domestic hot water and 30% on overall heating costs”. Chris Maasson.ECO SUPPLIERS IN THE NORTH WEST (AD FOR THE INISHOWEN INDEPENDENT)Until recently, finding suppliers of sustainable energy products such as solar panels and wind turbines meant travelling miles or even venturing into Eur
5 MINUTES WITH - SUSAN LOGUE 2008-04-21 03:10:00 Susan works as a producer and heavy metal show presenter with Inishowen Community Radio. She joined the ICR team as a volunteer back in 2003 and became a fully-fledged member of staff in 2005. Susan really enjoys the busy and dynamic atmosphere in ICRfm and is loves working in the media.Susan is currently making some documentaries for the Broadcasting Commission for Ireland (BCI) through ICR. As well as all this she is still finding time to write music and put together band reviews for an American online magazine called SIN.What have you been downloading on your iPod?Getting back into 'Down' at the minute, an American heavy metal supergroup. I interviewed them last month and went to see them in the Ambassador last week. They were fantastic.What would you never throw away?I never throw anyt
SWILLY SUB AQUA CLUB 2008-04-21 02:45:00 Inishindie-Horticultural advice and forum-Environmental issues-household tips and lots more
LOUGH ESKE CASTLE PATIO 2008-04-20 18:04:00 Inishindie-Horticultural advice and forum-Environmental issues-household tips and lots more
SOLIS LOUGH ESKE CASTLE HOTEL 2008-04-20 17:51:00 Lough Eske castle before the refurbishment After Lough Eske Castle traces its roots all the way back to the late 1400’s and the famous O’Donnell family that founded the nearby town of Donegal. The original castle was first built around 1474. A date stone of 1621 remains on the property to this day. The current Lough Eske Castle was constructed in the 1860s on the site of an old Brooke mansion, but was destroyed by fire in 1939.Inishindie-Horticultural advice and forum-Environmental issues-household tips and lots more
5 MINUTES WITH - MICHAEL DOHERTY 2008-04-26 08:28:00 Michael Doherty read his first book on floristry and flower arranging when he was twelve years old. He still treasures the book and it’s influence was the beginning of a long career in the industry. His work has taken him all over the world and he has just started a new job at Writtle College in Chelmsford in the UK as a floristry lecturer. Michael also ran his own freelance floristry company in Inishowen for three years.A Place Apart, the International Flower Festival has been organised by Michael for the second year and Daniel O’Donnell will be officially opening the event on the 1st of May at 7:30 pm. This is a ticket only event and you can buy these from Loreto house - (074 9362204) get them now though as tickets are limited and they are going fast! The House is open on Friday 2nd Read more:DOHERTY
WISDOM OF THE WORLD WEEK - 15 FOCUSING POWER 2008-04-26 08:06:00 In ancient China, a teacher, K’ung Fu-tse, and his followers were on their way to the state of Ch’u. As they emerged from a forest, they came upon a hunchback catching cicadas (winged insects) on the end of a stick as they flew by. “How skilful!” exclaimed the master, stopping to watch. “ Sir, what is your method?”“At first,” the man answered, “I practised balancing pellets on this stick. After five or six months, I could handle two until they never fell down. Then I failed with only a few of the insects. I went on to three pellets. After that, I only missed one cicada in ten. By the time I could manipulate five pellets, I was catching cicadas without effort.“When I focus my attention, my body becomes no more than a stump, and my arm the branch of a tree. Heaven and ear
LORETO HOUSE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW OPENED BY DANIEL O'DONNELL 2008-05-02 02:49:00 Participants:Jayne MarshJohn McDonaldKaren SansomKazu EgawaSandra BrookesChristine BuckelsKaren MullanMilton PorterRob WallaceSteve BettsOrganised by Michael DohertyFor more information on the event go to the A Place Apart websiteFor more pictures go to the gardening.ie website galleryFor even more images go to the Inishowen News websiteInishindie-Horticultural advice and forum-Environmental issues-household tips and lots more
WISDOM OF THE WORLD - WEEK 15 2008-05-03 13:46:00 ENJOY YOUR COFFEEA group of old pupils, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite -telling them to help themselves to the coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.Be assured that the cup itself, adds no qualit
5 MINUTES WITH - BRYAN GARDINER 2008-05-03 13:38:00 Bryan is 25 years old and was born and bred in Newtowncunningham. In 2000 Brian completed his leaving cert and went on to complete his certificate and diploma in Electronics and Computers within Letterkenny Institute of Technology. This provided him with a solid foundation to achieve a first class Honours degree in University of Ulster, Magee. The learning doesn’t stop there though as he is currently studying a PhD in Computers. More specifically - Image Processing in the University of Ulster, Magee. Bryan is currently just over half way through his PhD study and hopes to complete in late 2009. Ideally, Brian would like to lecture at 3rd level when he finishes his studies.As if studying a PhD isn’t time consuming enough, Brian is really happy to say that marriage is on the cards. In a
5 MINUTES WITH - JOEY GRANT 2008-05-11 15:44:00 Joey Grant has been caring for the Sisters of Mercy Convent gardens for over thirty years and has been a gardener for many years before starting at the convent. Over the years Joey has built up a fabulous display of bluebells by patiently collecting the seed heads and redistributing them around the garden. Joey also likes to introduce new plants and features into the garden every year. This year s
WISDOM OF THE WORLD - WEEK 16 2008-05-11 15:09:00 A Contemporary FolktaleA businessman needing to attend a conference in a faraway city decided to travel on country roads rather than the motorways so he could enjoy a relaxing journey. After some hours of travelling he realised he was hopelessly lost. Seeing a farmer tending his field on the side of the road, he stopped to ask for directions. “Can you tell me how far it is to Chicago?” he aske
THE GREAT OUTDOORS - editorial for the Inishowen Independent 2008-05-11 14:45:00 “Decking is the perfect answer for difficult sites.” Seamus from North West Decking“Sean Furey from Sean’s Garden Machinery in Letterkenny knows the importance of having good quality machinery to hand for the heavier jobs on the garden.”“A good stonemason like Stephen Grant can enhance your outdoor space and it doesn’t cost the earth.”“Patios are a practical way of increasing you Read more:editorial
BILL CULLEN 2008-05-18 11:36:00 Bill Cullen, the motivational speaker flew in to see the pupils at Scoil Mhuire in Buncrana recently. Bill is the author of the best selling - Six Steps to Success book - Golden Apples. Inishindie-Horticultural advice and forum-Environmental issues-household tips and lots more
5 MINUTES WITH - AIDEEN DOHERTY 2008-05-18 11:27:00 Aideen Doherty lives and works in Carndonagh. Her job as the Area Manager (Inishowen and Letterkenny) for Community and Enterprise with Donegal County Council brings many interesting projects to Inishowen, such as the making of the film Dead Long Enough, directed by Tom Collins. The film went on to win a prestigious award at the Cardiff Film Festival. More recently Aideen has been involved with br Read more:DOHERTY
WISDOM OF THE WORLD - WEEK 17 2008-05-17 14:20:00 The tiger and the foxA man walking through the forest saw a fox that had lost its legs and wondered how it lived. Then he saw a tiger come through the trees with game in her mouth. The tiger had her fill and left the rest for the fox.“God is surely good” thought the man. The next day, the tiger came back with more meat and again the injured fox did not starve. The man continued to contemplate
BIODIVERSITY WEEK 2008-05-17 13:59:00 The organisers and speakers included Father Maningi from Tanzania. He spoke about the use of solar panels improving the lives of people in Moshi near the mountains of Kilanmanjaro, Tanzania.Biodiversity week 17th -25th May 2008The Living Foyle started things off with a day in Moville. First to the beach then talks.For more information: Loughs AgencyNotice NatureInishindie-Horticultural advice and
ORGANIC FARMING SEMINAR - INISHOWEN 2008-05-19 03:51:00 Press release from Mary ReillyThere has been a lot of negativity in the media recently about the future of Farming in Donegal, Inishowen in particular. One local paper has gone as far as saying that farming is going to ‘the wall’.There’s good reason for this, the price of diesel has gone through the roof in recent months, and petroleum based fertilisers have doubled in price since last year.
MEDITATION DAY IN BUNCRANA 2008-05-22 13:53:00 Day of Meditation to be held in BuncranaA day of meditation will take place on Saturday 31st May at 5 St Mary’s Road in Buncrana from 10am-4pm. Noel Bradley and Julie Brown will facilitate the day, which will introduce you to the practice of meditation. Meditation is a wonderful opportunity to connect to the peace of your own being. It is a great support for managing the stresses of modern livin
WISDOM OF THE WORLD - WEEK18 2008-05-25 04:30:00 The Snake’s LessonA snake living in the forest in India was fed up with his life. “I see a person, I bite a person, and people hate me and scream and run away when they see me coming.” He said to himself. “There must be a better way of being in the world.”At that moment, a wise Indian spiritual teacher was passing. The snake approached him. “Please help me,” implored the snake. “I
5 MINUTES WITH - MARTIN MALONEY 2008-05-25 04:10:00 Martin Maloney has always had a keen interest in birds. He is known as the bird doctor and at the moment he is caring for a baby owl that was in danger of being eaten by larger birds in the nest. Martin travels around the schools of Donegal with his peregrine falcon, barn owl and Harris Hawk entertaining and educating children on the wonders of birds. Throughout the summer he will be at Glenveagh
WISDOM OF THE WORLD - WEEK 19 2008-06-01 04:16:00 PERCEPTIONSA famous American psychologist oversaw a remarkable experiment. He gave all the students in a school an IQ test just before the end of the school year. After the test he choose ten students and he told their teachers, “From their tests, we have discovered that these children are mentally gifted and are bound to be top of their class next year. Please don’t tell the class as it might
5 MINUTES WITH - KATHLEEN GRANT 2008-06-01 04:07:00 Kathleen Grant from Burt is a full time carer and well-known fundraiser. As well as her charitable activities, Kathleen is the caretaker for Burt Hall. An active member of the Aileach Women’s Group, she enjoys photography, quizzes and is a keen bingo player. She also never misses a GAA match at the club in BurtWhat music do you like?I love music. I turn on the radio in every room at 8 am, except
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