Debbie Ridgard

Helen and the Sunflower shop, photo credit: Debbie Ridgard

The Sunflower shop: Helen Ridgard and the Kilmacthomas charity shop supporting Waterford Hospice

April 19, 2017

Helen and the Sunflower shop, photo credit: Debbie Ridgard The Sunflower Shop, a charity shop in support if the Waterford Hospice, is located in Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford. First opened in 2012, the Sunflo...

The female gaze for dummies

Debbie Ridgard

April 17, 2017

Culture, Slider

An introduction to the female gaze Female gaze, photo credit: Debbie Ridgard The female gaze is a term that is increasingly being brought up in recent years. Before delving into the entire concept that is ...

A look at Ireland’s longest greenway: the Waterford (Déise) greenway [map]

Debbie Ridgard

April 17, 2017

Health, Slider

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Déise greenway, photo credit: Debbie Ridgard A look at the beautiful locations along Waterford's Déise Greenway. With Ireland’s abundance of scenery, it was obvious that this small country has become hom...

Goya painting, photo credit: Javi Colon (Flickr)

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Disasters of War and the Napoleonic Empire during the Peninsular War [video]

Debbie Ridgard

April 13, 2017

History, Slider

https://youtu.be/QokezLwIgC0 Born in Zaragoza in 1746, Francisco de Goya y Lucientes was a renowned Spanish artist who, through his talent, gained a high status in Spain, and was appointed as a pai...

Pirates of the Caribbean, photo credit: Evan Wohrman (Flickr)

Pirates of the Caribbean: facts and figures [infographic]

Debbie Ridgard

April 7, 2017

Film, Slider

Pirates of the Caribbean, photo credit: Evan Wohrman (Flickr) Check out the Pirates of the Caribbean infographic below. With his illustrious charm and unrivaled wit Captain Jack Sparrow has had our heart...

An Irish emigration story: From Waterford to Sydney [audio]

Debbie Ridgard

March 31, 2017

Politics, Slider

Plane, photo credit: Kim Siever The 2008 Irish recession saw almost 30% of Irish youths unemployed, at it's peak. This huge number resulted in a generational emigration, as the economic collapse resulted in...

Author Debbie Ridgard

The Sunflower shop: Helen Ridgard and the Kilmacthomas charity shop supporting Waterford Hospice

The female gaze for dummies

A look at Ireland’s longest greenway: the Waterford (Déise) greenway [map]

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Disasters of War and the Napoleonic Empire during the Peninsular War [video]

Pirates of the Caribbean: facts and figures [infographic]

An Irish emigration story: From Waterford to Sydney [audio]