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August September 2015 Issue

A Perfect Escape to a
Healthy Lifestyle

By Cliodhna Joyce-Daly, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Tyrone native Rosemary Devlin has begun a novel wellness center in Westchester County, just north of New York City. Cliodhna Joyce-Daly traveled there to talk about Devlin’s desire to change our approach to full-body health. Eight years ago, Rosemary Devlin’s son had a near-fatal allergic reaction to pistachios during an airplane flight overseas. Two trainee Irish nurses … [Read more...] about A Perfect Escape to a
Healthy Lifestyle

Inspiring Seniors:
Mother Knows Best

By Mary Pat Kelly, Contributor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Mary Pat Kelly writes about her 94-year-old mother whose secret to youthful aging is keeping busy and staying interested in life. “If at first you don’t succeed, do it the way your mother told you to,” said the plaque hanging from a wire shamrock on the wall of Paddy’s On The Square in Long Grove, IL. I bought it. Who could disagree? Not me. At 94, my mom has a special kind of … [Read more...] about Inspiring Seniors:
Mother Knows Best

Lughnasa: Embracing Maturity

By Rosari Kingston, Contributor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The festival of Lughnasa was observed in Ireland at the end of the productive period in agriculture, and in folk circles, it is said to correspond with the third stage in life when it is time to reflect on maturity, achievement, and fruition. The four festivals that mark the beginning of each season in Ireland are Imbolc, Bealtaine, Lughnasa and Samhain. The period of Lughnasa … [Read more...] about Lughnasa: Embracing Maturity

Greg O’Brien: Fighting Against Alzheimer’s

By Sheila Langan, Contributor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by 1 Comment

One man’s mission to document his battle against early-onset Alzheimer’s. When Greg O’Brien wakes up each morning in his Cape Cod home, he starts with the 5 Ws – the who, what, when, where and why central to journalistic inquiry. He’s asked these questions many a time throughout his almost 40 years working as a reporter, editor and publisher. The difference is that now he’s … [Read more...] about Greg O’Brien: Fighting Against Alzheimer’s

“I Believe in Her:” An
Interview with Author
Kevin Jack McEnroe

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

At 29, Kevin Jack McEnroe calls his grandmother, the actress Joanna Moore, his “guardian angel.” He credits her, and his debut novel Our Town, a fictionalized account of Moore’s life and struggles with failed relationships and substance abuse, with helping him come to know himself better. So much so that got a tattoo of her on his left arm just after the book was … [Read more...] about “I Believe in Her:” An
Interview with Author
Kevin Jack McEnroe

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