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Happy Birthday… Happy memories.

November 16, 2018

Today is the birthday of my oldest friend, my childhood companion, my ‘little’ brother. Looking back on my childhood he’s there in almost every memory. Here is just one of many magic moments in which he had a staring role. I shared it a few years ago so dusted it off and here it is … More Happy Birthday… Happy memories.

The trouble with Brexit.

October 18, 2018

Everyday it’s in our news here in Ireland, what will happen if there is no deal on Brexit? Could we end up with a hard border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the country? Who cares? I don’t pretend to be up to date on the politics of it all but the word border … More The trouble with Brexit.

I’m Irish… so what?

March 17, 2018

Today being St Patrick’s Day, we Irish milk it for what it’s worth, with parades in towns and villages as well as in big cities all over the world. But as an Irish person what does it mean to me to be Irish?I can’t speak of the entire nation so I will just speak of … More I’m Irish… so what?

Lest we forget?

August 31, 2015

Can you imagine an 80 year old ex English soldier sleeping next to an ex IRA soldier also in his 80s? Well in the ward I worked on back in the late 1980s, this is exactly what happened. Initially they arrived on the same day, two elderly gentlemen, coming in to have the same surgery. I settled them … More Lest we forget?

A four year old boy and a “lipstick” could have caused a major incident.

April 7, 2014

I live in Ireland and have a very strong sense of my own identity. I love this country, and am proud to be Irish. I was a child during the seventies and eighties. A time of tremendous unrest in the North of Ireland, when a lot of wrong was done on both sides, by the … More A four year old boy and a “lipstick” could have caused a major incident.