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Healthwise Health Store on Lower Abbeygate Street gets a new lease of life as part of the Molloys Lifestyle Group of Pharmacies & Health stores and has undergone a major store refit and rebrand under the new name Honeybee Health Store.

Approximately 15 to 30 per cent of the population suffers from cold sores caused by the herpes simplex virus, with many people experiencing two to three outbreaks a year.

Early this morning, letting the dog out to, ahem, powder her nose in the garden, a gentle humming reminded me that the day’s work was already under way for bees on the early shift. Closer inspection of a nearby catmint revealed several little furry bodies buzzing harmoniously as they moved methodically from one bloom to the next. This plant – Nepeta “Six Hills Giant” – is a magnet for them and you will often find several bees busy at work on the same plant.

The birds are signing. The bees are buzzing. The sun is shining (every so often). The summer has arrived and all you want to do is sit back in the comfort of your garden and unwind from the stresses and strains of everyday life. The only problem is that the garden has been neglected over the winter and is in need of some TLC.

They may look a bit like scientists from a sci-fi flick in their special white suits and head gear, but beekeepers are practitioners of an ancient art that has been enjoying something of a resurgence in Ireland in recent years.

A new public art installation at Knocknacarra National School will be unveiled by the Minister of State for Training and Skills tomorrow at 9.30am.

I believe in the value of what is rather dryly called peer-to-peer learning. A good book to read on the topic is Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed. We have been reared to put our faith in the ‘expert’ model – what is called in America the ‘sage on the stage’ model.

On Friday April 20 from 11am to 1pm, Come Knit with Me, takes place for adults and children aged seven plus. No booking required.

Everyone wants to look their best for the party season, but an unsightly, painful, and often embarrassing cold sore can get in the way of a great night out, and most importantly come between you and the mistletoe during Christmas. A Vogel's Bio-Propolis is a natural cold sore herbal remedy which can be used at any stage of the virus to soothe the attack, and also prevent the cold sore from replicating.

Everyone wants to look their best for the party season, but an unsightly, painful, and often embarrassing cold sore can get in the way of a great night out, and most importantly come between you and the mistletoe during Christmas. A Vogel's Bio-Propolis is a natural cold sore herbal remedy which can be used at any stage of the virus to soothe the attack, and also prevent the cold sore from replicating.