All of us who love the Dublin hills are horrified at what Coillte has been doing over the past few years. The woods they planted about 25 years ago, giving Dubliners precious outdoor spaces to enjoy virtually on their doorstep, are now mature. That means they can be felled. Ticknock has been devastated as has […]
Here is a report on the “other” rugby match taking place in Dublin last weekend. It wasn’t in Croke Park, and although the French won, it wasn’t anyway near as devastating. Read on… At St Mary’s Rugby club in Dublin last Saturday where Ireland’s rugby women were taking on France, you could have been forgiven […]
Another great image from The Sister. It’s clearly beaucoup plus froid in the Aveyron than ici a Dublin.
Larry Gogan, unflappable and legendary DJ, has stopped doing his “Just a Minute” quiz.Some gems (lest we forget):Q: With what town in Britian is Shakespear associated?A: HamletQ: Name the BBC’s Grand Prix commentator? I’ll give you a hint, it’s something you suck..A: Dickie Davies (right answer Murray Walker, as in Murray Mints).Q: What was Jeeve’s […]
The Cru – Sinead, Mary, Karen, Hilary, Maureen, Geraldine. Hilary and Karen on the dreaded hill! Forget the race up front, the real battle at the Meet and Train race in Lucan came a bit further down the field. Karen, Hilary and Sinead were running together for much of the race. But come the tree […]
Three images from my garden today, when everything should be dead or dormant. The Graham Thomas yellow rose just keeps coming, while there are three flowers on the geranium. As for the clematis, it is twining its way around the myrtil tree, which is what it should be doing, though perhaps a little later in […]
Lady Icarus – new edition
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Simms book – launch November 7
“Lady Icarus” – sold out! As are the Markievicz books!
Cork – “the most comfortable jail”
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