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Oh dear
Prior to taking charge of the national team Stephen Kenny had a strong record of domestic footballing success. All of which currently means very little. Ireland were beaten last night by Luxembourg, one of the minnows of European soccer. In the wake of the game Irish captain Seamus Coleman and manager Kenny gave very frank…
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A chance encounter
So there I was, dreamily wandering along O’Connell Street, passing close to the Savoy Cinema when a blast from the past made himself known to me. The Man With The Distinctive Voice (TMWTDV), it was good to see him again. TMWTDV is someone who came under my wing in the days of yore when I…
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Making words sing
From time to time I put a few words together to form a sentence or two and then reflect to myself that I do appear to be making a little bit of progress with my various pieces of scribbling. It seems to me that words should flow in the way that a beautiful piece of…
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Is it here to stay?
And so the pandemic goes on. New waves and variants are cropping up regularly and the possibility exists that this whole thing will never actually fully end. I am reminded these days of the so called ‘war on drugs’, the war that will never be won. Increasingly the concept of decriminalising drugs is being seen…
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Sporting cold turkey
The Fat Lady has almost finished singing her 2021 Six Nations aria. France play Scotland on Friday evening in a postponed game that will bring the curtain down on this years concert. Leaving aside The Pizza Pasta Lads, there has been some very entertaining rugby on display in the past few weeks. Ireland recovered well…
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Making a difference
Despite making a significant philanthropic impact in various parts of the world, Bill and Melinda Gates have been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism. Here Melinda discusses this and other matters. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct2cm1
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Concentration
The biggest obstacle I face daily in my musical learning, and in other aspects of my humble existence, is located in that space directly between my very own two ears. In a word, concentration, and the lack of it by times. And so as I approached the junction of Drumcondra Road and Griffith Avenue earlier…
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Just another jockey
I know very little about horse racing, leaving aside a brief period of my youth when The Berkeley Court Dude influenced me into studying the form and assessing the various chances of Lester Piggott, Vincent O’Brien, Pat Eddery and company. This week the Cheltenham Festival has been taking place across the water. The Olympics of…
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Joy for England
Leaving aside the Welsh demolition of The Pizza Pasta Lads, there was some very entertaining rugby on display over the weekend. Across in Twickenham England edged out France right at the death courtesy of a late try awarded to them by Irish Television Match Official (TMO) Joy Neville. The first female TMO in the history…
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The left knee, again
My Good Self is in desperate need of enlightenment. Why, oh why, does it always seem to be the left knee that is on the receiving end? How come those lamppost yokies never seem to let rip at my right knee? Where is the sense of balance and justice when it comes to the whole…
Blind light 