Enough with the cleaning – it's time we stopped giving bacteria such a hard time.

Emer Sexton delivers a late Christmas present and suggests that cutting back on the cleaning is not only good for the soul, it's good for the body.   

Christmas is almost over, the New Year has arrived with showers of rain, and happy children still play with new favourite toys and games.

These children are probably unaware of another activity taking place under their noses throughout the holiday season, an activity which they will show little comprehension of until they reach some semblance of adulthood.