Watching, admiring, hoping

Did you ever watch somebody, sporting or otherwise, and just get an inkling straight away they were destined for stardom? Off the top of my head I could name a plethora, quite a few of them close to home.  Graham Geraghty and Emma Duggan are two that jump off the page. On a larger scale,… Read More Watching, admiring, hoping

Glenn might be left thinking ‘less said, soonest mended’

Undoubtedly one of the most famous – or infamous, depending on whicb way you view it – media interactions in the history of the Premier League was when Kevin Keegan absolutely lost the plot during the season in which his Newcastle United were engaged in a protracted title tussle with Manchester United. The Magpies boss’s… Read More Glenn might be left thinking ‘less said, soonest mended’

Selections for The Curragh – May 1st 2023

1.20: NEO SMART (RORY CLEARY/JIM BOLGER) 1.50: NOCHE MAGICA (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 2.25: PADDINGTON (SEAMIE HEFFERNAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 3.00: QUEENIE ST CLAIR – EW – (COLIN KEANE/NOEL MEADE) 3.35: STAR GIRLS AALMAL – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.10: INSINUENDO (BILLY LEE/WILLIE MCCREERY) 4.45: TRANSCANDENTAL – EW – (ROBERT WHEARTY (4)*/GAVIN CROMWELL) 5.20: MOGWLI –… Read More Selections for The Curragh – May 1st 2023

Why?

A long since deceased friend of my father once said to him “Don’t let anyone tell you about the good old days, the good days are now”. At the time, reference was being made to the agricultural wage of the day and/or what it took to make a living out of farming at the time… Read More Why?