It was just two years ago that Gary McSherry established MessyPlay NI in Richhill and is now in the course of redefining educational play in Northern Ireland. Children, in schools and at home, across the country are now benefitting daily from Gary’s endeavour and cost-effective ingenuity. Several years ago, a severe motorbiking accident left Gary
There’s a saying, “From little seeds, grow mighty trees” and for Derryhale man, Jay Price there is perhaps no better fitting adage. Over the last few years Jay’s work-life has taken something of a growth spurt, with a career plan that had always been food-centred, owing largely to his family’s apple farming enterprise, becoming instead,
Christine McKinney shies away from the limelight. You may not recognise her if she walked past you on the street but you’re sure to recognise her work, especially if you walk through the streets of Armagh at Christmas. Christine, aka CMK’s Doodles, lights up rooms, window displays and anything else she can get away with
The sudden onset of a skin ailment in her thirties led Aesthetician Ciara Elmore to discover a new-found interest in skin health and aesthetics. She is now preparing to open the doors of her ground-breaking health and wellbeing clinic Alora Rejuvenation this Friday (November 4). Ciara loves nothing more than educating her clients and helping
Louise Finnighan-Linkins had known from school age that she wanted to pursue a career in Beauty Therapy. Her passion for subjects such as science and art meant that she had the necessary skills to put her biological and physiological knowledge into practice in a relaxed health and wellbeing setting. Now, as clinic manager with Alora
An Armagh man at the helm of Titanic Hotel Belfast has talked of the highlights of his time there as well as the challenges he has faced in the past two years, as the multi award winning venue marks its fifth anniversary. Adrian McNally, General Manager at the hotel, is one of a group of
Laura Johnson, a former Southern Regional College student from Craigavon has embarked on a new career journey with SRC as she has commenced employment as a Learning Support Assistant at Armagh campus. Laura has always had a great desire to help people and, through her own student experience at the College, she witnessed first-hand how
Between weddings and Walt Disney quotes, you might say Melissa Wright from Photography by Melissa NI, is something of a romantic! What started with the excitement of receiving hard copies from a chemist darkroom has developed into a love of seeing life through the lens. It’s evident that photography is her vocation as 10 years
Rugby isn’t really synonymous with fire safety yet the two have been a primary focus for Banbridge man, Marc Eadie for over 15 years. After a chance conversation in his local Rugby Club, Marc began a career in fire safety that would see him launching his own business, All Fire Protection, in the year 2000.
Christine Russell is a name well known to many across County Armagh. Over the last 18 years she has coached many hundreds of children in the field of hockey and has also been a staple at Armagh Hockey Club, making her somewhat of a local celebrity within the sport. Whether it be primary or post
