It’s two weeks until Christmas! With no plans solidified for the holidays here in Dublin, I decided to book a trip to visit my friend O. in Strasbourg, France over New Year’s, Dec 28 – Jan 3. The last time I was in Strasbourg was in 2018 for my 45th birthday. Strasbourg is known for its famous Christmas markets, but unfortunately those aren’t happening this year due...

Brexit is dominating headlines. As the final days count down until the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on January 1, Ireland has been at the forefront of the last minute negotiations. Thankfully today Boris Johnson backed down from his previous hardline approach that would have violated international law and the “Northern Ireland Protocol” as previously agreed between...

In case you missed it, the UK began rolling out the new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine today, and the first person to be immunized was a 90 year old woman native to Ireland who apparently was visiting family in the UK. (Irish Times article) On my personal health and welfare front, I discovered the Irish government just launched a new online application for requesting a Personal Public...