I had been travelling and working, working and travelling a lot last year which left little time to listen to music. However, a few months ago, I discovered a trove of records that had been stored temporarily - almost permanently - in Roscommon. Well-dusted, they stood side-by-side in an old
‘My mother didn’t try to stab my father until I was six’: Alan Alda on childhood, marriage and 60 years of stardomBest known as Hawkeye in M*A*S*H in the 70s, the 89-year-old actor has topped the Netflix charts with a revamp of his 1981 film The
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In Galway... Fr Paul Murphy, an Irish Army chaplain, was brutally attacked by a knife-wielding teenager at Renmore Barracks in Galway on the 15th of August 2024. He suffered multiple stab wounds. In court this week, Fr Murphy, in his victim impact statement, forgave the boy. Defence Forces chaplain hugs
I had been posting or commenting regularly about Palestine on a well-known social media platform for as long as I dwelt and dawdled on that platform - probably for over 10 years. I no longer post there and only keep my account open to browse the daily Memories (confession: I
My mother was a demon typist. I had no idea of that until she volunteered to type our school magazine in the Jes long ago. She could touch type at speed. I don't know how quickly she could type but I think she claimed about 60 words per
💡"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" This quotation is from "The New Colossus", a sonnet by American
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on icePhotographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensionsThe GuardianLeyland Cecco In an allegory for the North American supremacy battle, it's nice to be able to report that, after the first
Why did Donald Trump bring Conor McGregor to the White House?The shamrock bowl now lies wilting, and Ireland remains as vulnerable as ever to the caprices of the Trump administrationThe Irish TimesKeith Duggan Hillary Clinton has it wrong. These are The Deplorables...
Loneliness in Ireland: ‘There’s nothing as lonely as being married to someone you know doesn’t love you’Ireland has the highest rate of loneliness in Europe. Why is this the case and what is being done about it?The Irish TimesSylvia Thompson Loneliness comes in many shapes and
https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-01-29/the-best-irish-wine-is-made-by-a-spanish-couple.html The best Irish wine is made by a Spanish coupleA couple from Madrid who have lived on the island for 20 years own the largest vineyard in Ireland. Their wines, favored by climate change, are making a name for themselves in a
Here, he excoriates the tripartite billionaire oligarchy of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos Oligarchy that have captured the USA. I haven't yet seen a viable successor to Bernie Sanders. I thought Alexandra Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez might step up but, from where I stand, I haven't seen
Project helps Spain’s flood survivors restore family photos – in picturesIn the days after flash floods killed more than 200 people in Valencia last year, volunteers and students sifted through the wreckage for photos belonging to families who had survived the disaster to see what could be savedthe GuardianBernat Armangué