Gerard Horgan/GH
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
Kintsugi
In Japan when a piece of pottery is broken, a lacquer mixed with gold dust is often used to repair the damage. The Japanese call this...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Enlightenment
There are many interesting lessons to be drawn from the story of the Buddha. It is a story of transcending the difficulties that...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
December: The Month of Light
After a challenging year, why not finish it with a few extra lights on a tree, around a bush or a part of your house/apartment. As we...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
International recognition for iconic UCC tree collection
Great news today from UCC, the campus' iconic tree collection has been recognised internationally. According to Dr Barbara Doyle...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Nov 10, 2020
- 3 min
Motivation & The Future of Work
Getting motivated can be a challenge at the best of times and while Covid-19 brings many challenges it also brings opportunities. It has...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
Terence MacSwiney, March 28, 1879 - October 25, 1920
As a lover of history, think it important to acknowledge the centenary of the passing of Corkman and City Mayor, Terence MacSwiney and...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
Back in the Blog....
For a whole host of reasons it wasn't possible to post much for the last while. Covid-19 has been having quite a dramatic impact on...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Aug 7, 2020
- 2 min
Managing Your Finances During Covid-19
The Positive Blog was recently contacted by CreditCards.Com who wished to highlight coping mechanisms when it comes to managing debt; see...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Jul 28, 2020
- 2 min
Image of the Week: The Dursey Signal Tower
Dursey Island, located off the Beara peninsula, is a historical treasure trove. From its early Celtic origins to settlements through the...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Jun 12, 2020
- 3 min
Image Of The Week: The Irish Defence Forces During Covid-19
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the Irish Defence Forces/Óglaigh na hÉireann & the Irish Coast Guard have demonstrated their usual...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Jun 5, 2020
- 3 min
Image of the Week: Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
Lake Atitlán is a stunning body of water in a massive volcanic crater in Guatemala’s southwestern highlands. Ringed by steep, verdant...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
Mindfulness During Covid-19
Mindfulness can be a useful technique for learning to 'live mindfully in the present' through gentle self-reflection and non-judgemental...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
The Importance of Goal Setting
Too often people complain of feeling lost, of being rudderless, lacking in direction or motivation. Frequently people feel overwhelmed by...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
10 Top Nutrition Tips
When dealing with challenging or stressful times in our life, it is all the more important to eat well. While a little indulgence every...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- May 8, 2020
- 3 min
Image of the Week: Great Blasket Island
One of the great archipelagos off the southwest coast of Ireland is the Blasket Islands, also known as Na Blascaodaí in the Irish...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- May 7, 2020
- 3 min
Irish Assist In Memory of Choctaw Support
A fantastic story circulating online is the large number of Irish people (20,000 so far) who have responded to the call by the Choctaw...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- May 5, 2020
- 2 min
10 Tips To Help Carers
Being a carer can be both a rewarding and challenging role, even more so during a global pandemic! The work of a carer is often carried...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
Image of the Week ~ Michael Collins
Michael Collins/Mícheál Ó Coileáin (16 October 1890 – 22 August 1922), packed a huge amount into a very young life. Leaving home at 15,...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Image of the Week ~ Glenmalure
Each Friday I will post an image of the week, which will be a photograph I have taken and I'll include a little story to go with it; all...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
One Of The Great Stories From Covid19
The story of Captain Thomas Moore, who at 99 years of age has completed 100 laps of his garden in order to raise money for the NHS, is...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Apr 14, 2020
- 3 min
Support For Families During Lockdown
The challenges for parents and families during this unprecedented crisis are hard to understate. This Blog post has collated a few online...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Apr 12, 2020
- 2 min
Free Online Resources To Help Parents, Children & Young Adults
This blog post provides a list of free online resources for helping parents, children and young adults during the #Covid19 Outbreak. If...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Apr 10, 2020
- 1 min
Covid19 & Changing Ireland For The Better
UCC colleague and friend, Dr Stephen Onakuse, from the Department of Food Business & Development, writing in the Journal.ie shares some...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Apr 7, 2020
- 3 min
Support The Mercy University Hospital (MUH)
The Positive Blog supports the Mercy University Hospital (MUH) and its fundraising arm, the Mercy Foundation. Our #FrontlineHeroes need...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Apr 3, 2020
- 2 min
Cork County Council Community Support Programme
SIPTU members employed by Cork County Council will assist vulnerable people in the community with tasks such as grocery shopping and the...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Apr 2, 2020
- 11 min
UCC Colleagues Respond To Covid-19
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) the #Covid19 Outbreak is a global crisis not seen since World War II. University College...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 29, 2020
- 1 min
And People Stayed Home
Great poem below from Kathleen O'Meara, worth a post all of its own ~ GH And people stayed home and read books and listened and rested...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 28, 2020
- 3 min
GAA & Local Government Respond To Call
The GAA, City and Council Councils are responding to the government's clarion call to support the vulnerable ~ GH GAA Club Together The...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 27, 2020
- 2 min
Ireland in 'Lock-Down' for 2 Weeks
Photo: Sarah Lawrence/Reuters 27.03.20: Inevitably a third set of measures revealed by the Irish government bringing to a conclusion the...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 25, 2020
- 5 min
Digital Wellbeing & The 'Life-Technology' Balance
The term 'Digital Wellbeing' has been around for a few years but is only really coming into play now given the massive shift to online...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 23, 2020
- 3 min
Irish Government Information I #Covid-19
27.03.20: Inevitably a third set of measures revealed by the Irish government bringing to a conclusion the 'phased lockdown approach'....
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 22, 2020
- 5 min
10 Tips for Communicating in A Crisis
When it comes to communicating in a crisis less can often be more. In a crisis, communiques and emails with paragraphs and paragraphs of...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 21, 2020
- 2 min
The Benefits of Taking to the Hills!
The mountains of the world are truly awe inspiring. Mountains have featured significantly in spiritual life with many a Holy Man & Woman...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 21, 2020
- 4 min
10 Tips for A Successful Online Meeting
Given the extraordinary circumstances we are living through, many of us are now working from home and increasingly, participating in...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 21, 2020
- 3 min
15 Tips For When Someone Contracts Covid-19
This advice came via WhatsApp purportedly from a UK based Nurse. I ran the points below by an Emergency Nurse & Advanced Nurse...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
Beware of Over-Exposure to News Media
Mental health & well-being are more critical now than ever before. They are so important that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar specifically...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
Links to Health & Well-Being I
Positive Psychology places emphasis on solutions to problems, rather than on the problems themselves. The following links may calm your...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
Positive News Bulletin
Some of the positive developments in the battle against Covid-19. 24.03.20: Jamie Oliver finally shows us mere mortals how to cook good...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
Building Resilience
Resilience is ultimately the ability to bounce back from life's disappointments and failures. In positive psychology resilience refers to...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
Appropriate Birthday Card Arrived....
Other Blog Posts 10 Tips for the Coronavirus Outbreak 10 Tips for Working From Home Sources of Assistance During this Crisis Links to ...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
Beneficial Resources
A useful link to an important resource by Professor Brendan Kelly. His new book, which is just 99c on Kindle, is Coping with...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 17, 2020
- 7 min
Taoiseach Addresses the Nation
Text of Full Speech Lá Fhéile Pádraig shona daoibh! This is a Saint Patrick’s Day like no other. A day that none of us will ever forget....
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 17, 2020
- 3 min
10 Tips for the Covid-19 Outbreak...
Below are some tips for the unprecedented situation we all face. Ireland has shown tremendous solidarity, community and organisation. It...
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 17, 2020
- 3 min
10 Tips for Working From Home
Working From Home The #Covid19 outbreak offers us the opportunity to get creative and hopefully find that illusive work-life balance....
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Gerard Horgan/GH
- Mar 17, 2020
- 1 min
Nothing like Pure Mountain Air
Get to the Irish hills if you can, plenty of air and not many people :) Other Blog Posts Links to Positive Knowledge 10 Tips for the...
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