I was on the blower to The Diligent Drumcondra Man recently, telling him of my plans to invade Grafton Street with my classical guitar. A knowledgeable individual on many fronts and a handy guitarist to boot, he advised me to record myself playing and to listen back with a view to judging my progress.

Excellent advice and having taken it I can clearly hear that I am not yet ready to serenade the citizens of the fair city. I’ll get there, someday.

Meanwhile over in Pandemicland the time has almost arrived for My Good Self to register for the jab. I will be very pleased to receive it and am grateful to all the lab technicians and scientists that were involved in developing it.

Across in the sporting world Queen Katie Taylor remains at the top of her boxing tree after overcoming the challenge of Natasha Jonas. The Mighty Shels were held to a 2-2 draw by Treaty United and have slipped to third place in Division 1. Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle overcame Leo Cullen’s Leinster to set up an all French Champions Cup final. Cullen and O’Gara are both spoken of as possible future Ireland Head Coaches. This result tips the balance towards the Munster man.

That’s all the goss for now, chat soon.