EAST-WEST ART AND THE SOUL OF EXPATRIATE WOMEN Leslie Tate interviewed Iranian-born artist Maliheh Zafarnezhad about her...

My name is Patricia Anne Moore. I can say, in the words of Louis MacNiece, in his poem ‘Carrickfergus” “I was born in Belfast between the...

On our life journey we come to many forks in the road as in Robert Frost’s poem ‘The Road not Taken’ and we make decisions which will...

It's fascinating to look down the years of one’s life and identify the twists and turns which have led to the current day. Often the...

When I was asked to write about my I.W.O journey, I said no problem. I will do it in a few minutes, but taking a few minutes to write...

I had always intended to leave Ireland, to move to and live in an international environment and to “sow my wild oats” abroad. A “quiet” -...

Ireland! A remote green island on the edge of Europe, a country that did not catch my interest initially, much less living in it. I knew...

I am from Sofia, Bulgaria and have been a member of IWO for two years now. Since then, I have reinvented myself from being an interior...

My name is Sarita Berges and I have lived in Limerick since September 1998. My Canadian husband John and I moved here after his...

Before I came to Ireland, I lived in Suzhou which is a big and beautiful city near ShangHai. Suzhou’s charm is that it is both modern and...

My husband and I travelled to China in February this year and had a great time with my mother and my sister’s family, celebrating the...

Hi Everyone! I left it too late to have someone write for this month’s edition, so here I am! I hope you enjoy my story! I found out...

Dear ladies, Happy New Year ! Here we are in December 2018. Times fly. I landed in Limerick in August 2016 and joined IWO in October. Now...

This month, I am very happy to present the story of our member Tyree McLeod - our true Southern Belle! Tyree landed in Limerick “by...

I am delighted to present a relatively newcomer to our group this month in our Member’s Focus section. Stani joined this year - and we...

This month, Louise has written the contribution for the “Member focus”. I think it will ring many bells with many of you regarding why...

This month, I am delighted to have Theresa, another true stalwart member and friend, our Parliamentarian, long-standing member and...

Our member focus this month is our dear friend, Keyna Larkin. Keyna has been a well loved member for several years, always there with a...

This month’s member focus is Soo Ling Howard. Indeed, her remarkable story is a true proof of karma — if something is meant to be, it...

This month I am very happy to “welcome back” our dear friend, Viola, who returned to her native Hungary but who remains in touch and...