Tag: Alison Murphy

  • Would you stake your claim?

    Would you stake your claim?

    It may have been mentioned here in the last few months, but, I haven’t been able to watch a cattle mart since da went ringside up yonder. Tried watching Carnaross again last night – the minute an Angus heifer entered the ring Niagra Falls emerged from behind my glassess. Horse racing has remained a constant…

  • Grassroots have to be the fulcrum of any sport

    Grassroots have to be the fulcrum of any sport

    Over time, living with a disability, the realisation dawns that there are certain things you simply will not be able to do. Often a very long period of time. Furthermore, at no point is the possibility or mere nation of acceptance guaranteed. Foremost among them, and the latter point applies here more than anywhere else,…