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Gaybo moves on
Gay Byrne died this week. He was of Ireland, a great Irishman. The Home Country is a poorer place without him. Gaybo began his broadcasting career with Radio Eireann in 1958. He presented many influential and popular radio programmes over the years however it was for his groundbreaking work on the iconic television chat show,…
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Syria
Human beings are capable of great things. They have landed on the moon. They have erected buildings that reach for the sky. They created Guinness. Disappointingly they also regularly feel the need to kill one another. My Good Self has yet to understand this tendency. In recent years many of our fellow human beings in…
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Donald and Paris
What are we going to do with Donald? It seems that dividing the world and having an extremely questionable hairstyle is not enough for The Lowest Common Denominator Dude. This week Donald Trump announced that the United States was withdrawing from the Paris Accord. This was not unexpected. The Paris Accord is an international agreement…
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Any hope for Hong Kong?
Things are hotting up in Hong Kong. Protests are getting more aggressive and violent. The police are responding in kind. For most of the years between 1842 and 1997 Hong Kong was a British colony. It then became a ‘Special Administrative Region’ of China, meaning that it would have 50 years to find its own…
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What’s going to happen to Boris?
Dear old Boris. In a way I admire him. A clown who has somehow ascended to the throne. Not many people do that. So, it’s election time again in the UK. Not before time. Jeremy Corbyn finally decided to put gloomy opinion polls to one side and bow to the pressure. December 12. Be there…
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The Showdown
And then there were two. England and South Africa. The Sweet Charioteers face up to The Springboks. It’s the final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. South Africa have the great Nelson Mandela looking down from above, urging them on. England have Boris Johnson. How lucky can one country be? My Good Self is torn…
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Laurence Olivier, Mark Knopfler, Samuel Beckett and My Good Self
Thursday is often a relatively busy day for My Good Self. As someone who is no longer in the world of recompensed exertion (paid employment), my life is something of a privileged, leisurely existence with few regular commitments. However, come Thursday, My Good Self must be in top form. I have things to do, places…
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The Cosmo King
The Cosmo King is a former member of that elite and highly respected group, The Good Folk Behind The Bar. The Good Folk Behind The Bar are the heart and soul of The Great Institution of Chatham Street. They are the people to whom I turn for a little stimulating chatter on evenings when I…
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The Greatest
This morning I Emerged From The Hay (got up) shortly after five bells, a little earlier than is customary for My Good Self. I duly sauntered over to The Magic Boiler (kettle), hit the switch and in no time at all I was sipping away at The Day Commencing Liquid (tea). My morning kicked off…
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My Beloved Yamaha
Music is the focal point of My Humble Existence. True, it has been said of My Good Self that my entire being revolves 110% around The Great Institution of Chatham Street, and if ever I were to be charged with such an offence, there is no doubt but that I would need a very good…
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