When I realised that life as we know it hangs in the balance...
Civilisation is Creaking…
Non Fiction
Extract: T.C. Boyles A Friend of the Earth.
A quote from T. C. Boyles, A Friend of the Earth.... ‘To be a friend of the earth, you have to be an enemy of the people’.
Extract: Wilding, The Return of Nature to a British Farm…
Extract from Wilding, The Return of Nature to a British Farm...by Isabella Tree. The author makes the point that the areas with most remaining biodiversity are sometimes the last place you'd imagine finding it...
Excerpt: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
An excerpt from Akalas recent book, Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire.
St Brigid’s Crosses
The pre-Christian tradition in Ireland of marking the traditional start of "Spring" on the 1st of February continues in Ireland. Some mark it by gathering wild rushes from fields and weaving them into crosses...
New Fences in Ireland? — Resilience Blog
No, not the border fence between Ireland and Northern Ireland, no. Here we discuss tree species composition, forest adaptation and conversion towards more resilient forests! Deer management in silviculture is one of the crucial factors to consider, just like enough light for the seedlings and site conditions. And here are the fencing news from Ireland. […] … Continue reading New Fences in Ireland? — Resilience Blog
In Praise of Mediocrity
The Annual Generous Meeting of Monaghan Credit Union
A short verse in reaction to a financial scandal that broke in Monaghan Credit Union May 2006 whereby huge amounts of loans had turned into unrecoverable bad debt. Credit Unions are owned by the members and the scandal prompted a brief run on the institution and a lot of angry voices at the CU's Annual … Continue reading The Annual Generous Meeting of Monaghan Credit Union
McNally's Miscellany 