Life And Sport From An Armchair View
They say a week is a long time in politics. However true that may be, the time during which the world came to a standstill owing to Covid-19 - rightly or wrongly - felt like a lot longer. Not, however, for the now ex British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Who seemed to have no bother... Continue Reading →
When both my grandparents had passed away, my mother's brothers who had been still living in what had been the family home had to relocate. That's a whole other story unto itself, but not the point of the current ramble... Luckily, the lads were able to purchase a mobile home and put it in the... Continue Reading →
What way do you view war? I don't mean as in is it good or bad. Rather, what catches your attention first and/or holds onto it the longest. Not being old enough to remember the ins and outs of the original Gulf War in 1991, it was obvious oil was at the heart thereof. Aside... Continue Reading →
There was a time, thankfully many moons ago now, that yours truly gave considerable consideration to seeing what the darker side of the tracks had to offer. No doubt a large cohort of people will be horrified by the mere thought. Now read on... Wheelchair or not, the desire to fit in with my peers... Continue Reading →
Juan Sebastian Veron, Angel Di Maria, Donny Van De Beek Alexis Sanchez have what in common? Belng monumental flops when signed by Manchester United. They are not the first and won't be the last to prove useless when arriving at Old Trafford. Nor are United the only club to get less value for money than... Continue Reading →
It's often said you learn something new every day. Quite rightly so too. Even if the manner in which information is imparted has altered seismically during my lifetime. Depending on the day of the week, my late father bought a minimum of two newspapers a day. Extras on a day the Irish Farmers Journal or... Continue Reading →
It had been very quiet on the political scene in Ireland. Apart from the usual dross - general and understandable disdain for Eamon Ryan, Sinn Fein whinging about something or other and rumblings in certain quarters about a desire to replace Micheal Martin (also not difficult to fathom) but nobody with the cajones to do... Continue Reading →
For kids of today, or even those slightly for whom the war in Ukraine is their first experience of such atrocities in the world, it may come as a surprise to know that there was a time when GAA - and presumably most other sports - were put into hiatus by the world being at... Continue Reading →
Mention has often been made in this space previously of the fact that when this writer was growing up, we only had RTE 1 and 2 on the television at home. Now read on... Thus, it was only when going with Anna and her now husband Kieran to the home of his parents, Denis and... Continue Reading →
A Slovakian national in his 30s was tonight charged with the murder of 23-year-old Ashling Murphy in Tullamore last Wednesday afternoon. Jozef Puska, 31, with an address in the Tullamore area, replied "No" when arrested, charged and placed under arrest and caution by Det. Sgt. David Scahill. Ms. Murphy, a teacher, camogie player and traditional... Continue Reading →