In a Word


In a Word... Drink

Ireland is no longer a high alcohol consumption country, by EU standards



In a Word...Phobia

Conventional phobias of small spaces, flying or spiders are out. What about arachibutyrophobia, the fear of peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth?



In a Word...Homonyms

How do you explain to a foreign national the meaning of the word ‘grand’, as we use it?


In a Word...Food

When it came to food, we lived in a very monochrome Ireland, spuds with everything, cabbage and carrots with most, plus meat or fish


In a Word...Patrick

When I joined this newspaper years ago, I announced: ‘I am Patsy and by this name shall I be known heretofore. Hear ye me!’ And, lo, so it has been


In a Word... Coffee

A coffee shop experience something of a trial - here is some advice to navigate those exotic menus


In a Word ... Generation

You might say that, by any objective standard, the current designation of ‘a generation’ has become absurd












































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