LAST week, I was on my way to Dublin airport on the happy errand of collecting our youngest and her husband, who were visiting for an extended weekend. With the most recent changes to the traffic system at Newlands Cross,...
IF YOU have been following this column over the last few weeks, you will know that a stroll down Lansdowne...
LAST week, while exploring Laois connections to early 20th-century Dublin, I indulged in a bit of family nostalgia as I...
IT’S been a while since I found myself in the environs of the capital with time on my hands. But...
LAST week, I happened to come across a report concerning the latest revision of Irish statute law. Ordinarily, such a...
SOME weeks back, I was getting excited about the pre-publication subscriber list to William Wilson’s Post Chaise Companion. His traveller’s...
SOME weeks ago when I visited Kevin Higgins in Abbeyleix, he asked if I would be interested in giving a...
LAST week, I got into a bit of reverie about motoring and all that it entailed in times past and,...
LAST week, I happened on a comment which our eldest had posted on social media. She had scored 100% on...
BEFORE I finally release you from my most recent obsession with William Wilson’s Post-Chaise Companion, specifically, his list of subscribers,...
HERE are Francis’s ten steps for a happy, healthy life. These reflective suggestions point us in a most positive pathway. As we enjoy these lovely spring days, it’s well worthwhile to put such thought into our daily lives. 1) Live...
A YOUNG, academically-excellent person applied for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview. The managing...
EASTER 2015 brings with it a time of hope and new beginnings. Signs of economic recovery and growing employment bring...
NEXT week we celebrate Holy Week – seven days filled with religious symbolism and rituals, from washing feet to venerating...
I SAW a strange sight. I stumbled upon a story most strange, like nothing my life had ever prepared me...
EVERYONE has a mother, so it isn’t surprising that throughout the world there are ways of honouring and celebrating mothers....
I SHOOK my head in disbelief. This couldn’t be the right place. After all, I couldn’t possibly be welcome here....
LAST year, I baptised a tiny 28-week baby. Her name was Angel. She survived and is testimony to the resilient...
Quit worrying LIFE has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that...
ASH Wednesday, 18 February, marks the beginning of Lent. Traditionally, Lent brings with it a time of cutting back, which...
