I am a level-headed person normally but there are certain things that annoy me occasionally. Today I write a few lines about a regular...

I was having a drink many moons ago in the IFI social club in Lamberton, Arklow and a man came in enquiring if his friend was on the...

In my younger days I knew that beans [beanz] means Heinz because of the advertising they got on radio .  We also had the lovely moral...

We hear a lot of talk about air miles and carbon footprints and there is a global effort to reduce them to save our planet from...

There is little joy in growing old, some maturing people say As they get stressed with the ageing process, trying to cope With health,...

Good friends are special and rare If you have some you are lucky We must treat them with respect and kindness They are genuine and real...

Summertime cometh and with it comes a flurry of unwanted guests which are food for some and major household pests to others. I speak...

Whenever I hear the word butterfly, I recall my late father and his horror when he saw the cabbage butterfly, or large white, appear in...

It was July 29th, 2024, and the summer season was just galloping by with no sign of good sunny weather arriving. I walked out in the back...

I was walking downtown recently when a fear óg walked out of his workplace, obviously on his break. His first interaction with the free...

I went out to Springmount Garden Centre, on the Ballycanew Road ,Gorey last week for my weekly family coffee session but arrived early...

I remember, I remember my primary school days in Tralee We lined up in the yard as the bell sounded to resume class We were regimental...

I have several old clothes, Boots, runners,wellies and shoes Clogging up wardrobes and storage space Each item having fully served out...

Having traversed the majestic grounds of Hillview And viewed its many beautiful colourful plants We ambled down towards the duck pond We...

I remember one message given to me by my parents It was that an apple a day keeps the doctor away I try my best to apply this in my life...

This veggie discovered in the fifteen hundredths Growing wild in the Andes Mountains Brought to Mexico by the Spaniards Then the early...

I just love the names of flowers and plants Like the lovely Sauce Hollandaise daisies Conjuring up images of summer salad days Or that...

Thanks to all the 201 of you who turned up for the launch of my book.Thanks a million to all 181 of you who have visited the book page on...

My first book, The Boy Who Kicked the Nun was formally launched in the Ashdown Park Hotel on Thursday May 30th before an audience of over...

New Year 2024 New year 2024 has dawned. We’re over week one in January Relentless rain has fallen Lashing on the windowpanes. Streaming...