Kildare togs now becoming a fashion item?
I came across a tweet on Twitter yesterday evening showing the young Irish and Kildare actor, Paul Mescal, posing, wearing what was supposed to be a sweater wit...
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Why I hope Trump recovers
I hope Trump recovers and contests the US presidential election. Not because I like the man but because I hate him and what Trumpism stands for. And I want to s...
Measuring Out My Life in Championships-The Appalling Vista of No GAA Championships in 2020
J. Alfred Prufrock may have measured out his life in coffee spoons. I have measured out mine in championships. Gaelic football and hurling championships, to be ...
My Old Leather “Briefcase”-Appearances Do Matter
I have this old, brown leather case or document bag. Calling it a briefcase would probably be stretching the definition of briefcase at this point in its life, ...
Sourdough and a Short Séamus Heaney Film
I made my first 100% rye sourdough loaf yesterday, and it turned out pretty well. The recipe is from a YouTube video I saw by Patrick Ryan of Firehouse Bakery. ...
Words Meaning More Than Their Ordinary Meaning
I was watching the championship hurling match between Kilkenny and Cork a few weeks ago and the true meaning of words and language hit me. The game was on RTE a...
Besmirching the Tricolour
Something I’ve noticed lately on certain social media sites, such as Twitter and YouTube, is the use of the Irish tricolour in the profiles of certain ind...
2 Bank Holiday Weekends, 2 Banners-Just Politics?
I’ts an easy one to make. The connection between the simplistic thinking demonstrated by Mary Lou McDonald’s carrying of a banner “England get out of Irel...
Why “Moral turpitude” Is Good
I came across a report in the newspaper this morning, a court report of a psychiatrist who had been struck off the medical register by the President of the High...
3 Types of Individual That Test My Patience
I come across all types of individuals every month, some of whom exhaust my patience to varying degrees. Firstly, there is the freeloader, the person who thinks...