Rosalind Skillen

Dublin

Journalist at Irish Country Living Magazine. Words in Belfast Telegraph, Irish News, Sunday Times etc. Alumni Advisory Board at Uni of Cambridge.

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Articles

Family's heartbreak after young mum dies of sepsis: 'she didn’t want to die'

2 days ago | farmersjournal.ie | Rosalind Skillen

Sepsis is a condition most of us have heard of but may not know much about. In fact, just 28% people in Ireland can actually define sepsis, according to a poll carried out by Behaviour and Attitudes for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and the Roy Staunton Foundation in 2018.
Picture this...it’s a new world for little readers

4 days ago | farmersjournal.ie | Rosalind Skillen

Two years ago, there were very few Irish writers in the children’s bestseller list. Indeed, from March to the beginning of August 2023, just 10 books by Irish authors or illustrators charted in the top 10 children’s books in Ireland over 20 weeks. In the same period, 123 Irish writers featured in the adult original fiction chart.
They’re leavin’...for that driving test in Georgia

4 days ago | farmersjournal.ie | Rosalind Skillen

Getting a driving licence these days in Ireland feels like entering a lucky dip. Even if you have the €800-€1,000 to pay for 12 lessons and the other various fees to get a full licence, you may be waiting until well into 2026 to sit the test itself. Frustrated with lengthy waiting times in Ireland, some of the unlicensed population are turning to other options to beat the queues here. Namely, Georgia – the country, not the US state.
Fermentation never tasted so good... food with culture

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Rosalind Skillen

Although it is an ancient technique that has been practised around the world for centuries, it is really only in the last decade that fermentation has amassed a loyal following of fans. Fermentation is the process of changing the nutritional properties of food using bacteria. Fermented foods are reported to support our gut health, improve digestion and boost our immunity.
Summer Irish ingredients to savour

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Rosalind Skillen

The sun is out and let’s be real, no one wants to spend more time than necessary faffing about in a steaming kitchen, especially when the big yellow diva is out in full shine. This is your cue to go on the hunt for foods for family barbecues or picnics in the park. Our summer selection of Irish produce will allow you to spend time on the patio instead of in the kitchen, without compromising on flavour and nutrition.
Eating disorder treatment: ‘we sent my daughter to the UK to save her life’

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Rosalind Skillen

As revealed in the first of our two-part series on eating disorders, there has been a steady increase in the demand for services nationwide; one which far exceeds capacity. Research consistently proves that early intervention is key for treating these disorders, but in Ireland, a lack of community-based services and long waiting lists means that child and adult patients often end up in inpatient psychiatric beds, where they do not receive specialist treatment.
Sarah McMillen: seamstress of speed and skates

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Rosalind Skillen

When COVID-19 brought the outer world to a pause, many turned to their inner worlds of creativity and imagination. Isolating in her flat in Glasgow, Sarah McMillan pulled out her old sewing machine and began making reusable masks. What began as an artistic pursuit is now a low-waste textile business, Seven Makes, which Sarah runs from her home studio in Bangor, Co Down. “I had to shelter during lockdown because I’m diabetic.
Bloom designer Linda McKeown: 'gardening is like the circle of life'

1 week ago | farmersjournal.ie | Rosalind Skillen

Few activities speak to the human experience quite so closely as gardening. Planting seeds of opportunity, reaping what you sow, adapting to changing seasons: there are many metaphors in gardening that help us find meaning in the complexities and challenges of life. Nobody believes this more than Linda McKeown, a trained horticultural therapist and a long-standing designer at Bord Bia’s Bloom.
Patients with eating disorder crying out for proper services

2 weeks ago | farmersjournal.ie | Rosalind Skillen

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental health condition in Ireland. Despite this, treatment for eating disorders has been historically neglected by the State and there is a distinct lack of awareness amongst the general public about eating disorders other than conditions like anorexia and bulimia. An eating disorder is a mental health condition causing a significant or severe disruption to a person’s relationship with food and their body.
Historic Wexford Castle is a top summer attraction

3 weeks ago | farmersjournal.ie | Rosalind Skillen

While Johnstown Castle may be one of Wexford’s most striking heritage destinations, adorned with gothic towers and turrets, for much of its modern history, it was anything but a visitor attraction. Once a private home, Johnstown Castle was handed over to the State in 1945, and became a site for agricultural research for Teagasc. Old period bedrooms were re-purposed as laboratories for soil research and soil was sent in by farmers from all four corners of the country to be analysed by scientists.