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Katherine's Country: the small things that matter
Katherine O'Leary
Katherine O’Leary spent a few lovely days in West Clare enjoying the sea, the food and the hospitality.
20 September 2023 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: a big day in the farming world
Scanning the cows is a big day on the farm. The results dictate the plan for spring 2024. Katherine O'Learly writes.
13 September 2023 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: patient care has many faces
A nurse’s kind gesture meant that I was relaxed going into theatre for surgery, writes Katherine O’Leary
Craughill barn birthday celebrations
A barnyard birthday is a reminder that celebration keeps us going, even in the toughest times. Katherine O'Leary writes.
6 September 2023 Katherine O'Leary
Family rituals and the pull of an invisible string
When trauma hits a family, it is important to find ways of explaining things to young children. Katherine O’Leary’s friend helps her out with a special book.
30 August 2023 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: a sorry state of affairs
Transparency matters as seen in the stories about RTÉ and the Bank of Ireland technical glitch recently, writes Katherine O'Leary
23 August 2023 Katherine O'Leary
Dealing with hot topics; and cold water
The importance of the discussion group in our farming lives cannot be stressed enough, writes Katherine O'Leary.
16 August 2023 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: Sometimes normal English just doesn’t cut it
Katherine O’Leary’s grandson, Ricky, has a particular understanding of farming words that are reserved for the farmyard and fields
9 August 2023 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: a weekend in Kilkenny
A weekend in Kilkenny was just lovely to get away from it all even if the city was festooned in black and amber for the All Ireland weekend, writes Katherine O'Leary.
2 August 2023 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: another sleepless night; another grazing rotation
The end of the cows' grazing rotation always marks the end of Katherine O'Leary's chemotherapy cycle. Now, the cows are back and there are no cycles ahead.
26 July 2023 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: I want to remember Jimmy, my friend
“I am conscious that as Jimmy’s friend, I write selfishly because I miss his encouragement and his honest and loyal friendship” writes Katherine O’Leary.
19 July 2023 Katherine O'Leary
Katherine's Country: doing remedial works on the house
Make a list of the remedial works that need to be done around the house, advises Katherine O’Leary. That’s the only way to get jobs done!
12 July 2023 Katherine O'Leary