Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

Brass & Co on RTE’s Nationwide

One of the great joys of being in a band like Brass & Co. is that, from time to time, something special happens.

The Sweet & Lowdown: The Spencer ships

The late Gerald Spencer (seated in centre) with members of the Spencer family at Greyfriars in 2005.
Geoffrey Spencer was an ordinary country boy who took on the mantle of, first, a coal merchant and ultimately, a ship owner in an era when being the owner of a wooden sailing vessel was fraught with risk.

Review: La Fanciulla del West

The spring 2011 series of Metropolitan Opera Live has started back at the excellent SGC Cinema in Dungarvan.

An Arabian blend of antiquity and modernity

Abu Dhabi is an excellent destination to visit with so much to see and do.