Life And Sport From An Armchair View
"Is this the world we created, we've made it on our own. Is this the world we devastated, right to the bone? If there's a God, what must he think of what we've done, to the world that he created? " I think the first line quoted above was the title of the moving number... Continue Reading →
There are a few clips of Arsene Wenger during his time as Arsenal manager which perennially come up in Football's Funniest Moments compilation. One shows the great Frenchman struggling manfully with the zip on his trenchcoat, and the other when, in the aftermath of some controversial incident or other, all he could muster by way... Continue Reading →
4.00: MOVIE KING (NIALL MCCULLAGH/TONY MARTIN) 4.30: ELZAAMSAN (RONAN WHELAN/MICK HALFORD) 5.00: FOX LEICESTER (SEAN BOWEN (7)/DENIS HOGAN) 5.30: SINGSONG LADY (GARY CARROLL/GAVIN CROMWELL) 6.00: CHAVAJOD (LEIGH ROCHE/MICHAEL O'CALLAGHAN) 6.30: FIVE ZEROS (MIKEY SHEEHY/NIGEL SLEVIN) 7.00: HELEN DU POURTALES - EW - (SAM EWING/JAMES MCAULEY) 7.30: A CASE OF YOU (RONAN WHELAN/ADRIAN MCGUINNESS) It's a... Continue Reading →
If certain heartbreaking developments hadn't happened during the summer, I can only imagine the debate myself and Myles Fahey would have had on Monday night. It would surely have got feisty but would just as certainly have wound up being adjourned over a pint or three. Now read on... Monday night pints were always my... Continue Reading →
Due to the passing of my father there was no quiz last week, but normal service shall resume
When bestowed with the honour of being Grand Marshall at Dunboyne’s first ever St Patrick’s parade, the opportunity arose to write a piece for the commemorative programme produced to mark the occasion. The theme which shaped the piece was, basically, how much the place had changed throughout the course of my lifetime. Thoughts venture down... Continue Reading →