S.O. wants to help you use your car a little less by hoping on your bike a little more,

especially for those shorter trips, like the popping out for a pint of milk trip.

Or the off-to-pick up the kids' trip, or even the Friday night chippy trip.

And to make the swap easier, every day S.O. is giving away an e-bike and 10,000

nectar points that you could spend on cycling gear. Could you do a journey differently?

Search S.O. thoughtful driving to find out more. See terms and conditions at s-o.co.uk.

This is John Bachelors in a happy conversation with Judy Demsie of the Carnegie Endowment for

International Peace. She is in County Kildare and I thought to ask after working through all of

the concerns about Eastern Europe and the Russian aggression and the future. I thought to ask,

how is the springtime in County Kildare at Main Newth University? Judy's answer is inspirational.

If you wonder about Green in Ireland, is Judy? The glass is so green. I now understand

when I'm asked in Germany where I come from, I said, I'm out of the green island. Well,

no wonder it rains the whole time. But it's lush. The flowers are out. The duffles are in full bloom,

especially around the grounds of a minute University and along the terraces. It's actually very beautiful.

And then just as I said earlier, the Ukrainian flag gives us a bit of extra color as well.

It's been nice to visit Blue Sky, but that will come out over the course of the day.

I'm John Bachelors.