In the late 80s and early 90s, Pat (he of farting through pure silk fame), like many thousands of young Irish men and women, left Ireland to find work in Britain. Things were tough but what kept them going was the certainty of a wage at the end of the week. And the TV was [...]
I like lists. I made one last week using a sheet of headed paper the government sent me, a carpenter’s pencil I found behind my ear and a Robert Roberts coffee stain. You can try this at home yourself. Use a tea stain if you want. Or a biro. The choice is yours. First on [...]
We didn’t have TV until I was about 12 or 13. I hope no kids are reading this as that’d scare the living daylights out of them. An aunt got one of those new fangled coloured TVs and gave us her old black and white. Such excitement. It was like Christmas. Probably because it was [...]
Euronews are running a piece on the Irish elections this morning. A clip showing Enda Kenny casting his vote in the company of (that gorgeous creature – his words, not mine) his wife has the following voice-over: Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny, has said she will do everything in her power to prevent Sinn Féin [...]
I had EuroNews on the TV this morning. Every 5 minutes or so they made the following announcement. Boris Yeltsin will be buried live here on EuroNews today. If they go ahead with it, it will be the best reality TV ever. It reminds me of years ago when a work colleague sent out an [...]
Ted Walsh is many things. As he proved on RTÉ’s The Restaurant, he is a great cook. He is a great husband, father and neighbour, well liked and respected by one and all. He is an accomplished horse trainer, best know for his successes with Rince Rí, Papillion and Commanche Court, and as a jockey, [...]
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