A Kilmeaden man hadn’t been feeling well for some time so, accompanied by his wife, he went to visit a specialist at...
Farming
Part of a chain
Part of a chain
Johnny High Powered Husband and Mary Whiz Kid Wife don’t believe they are doing anything wrong. In their view they pay...
Excuses, excuses
Excuses, excuses
We live in a world where some have tried to sue fast food restaurants for their own or their child’s obesity problem,...
Consequences
Consequences
There are positive and negative consequences to what we say and do, but we can make that choice. I may not agree with many of...
Val Doonican the ‘Legend’
Val Doonican the ‘Legend’
Even though I have never met Val Doonican I have always been a great admirer of his talents and, in particular, of his...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
I’m starting out this week with a little Christmas humour, for no reason other than that I need it myself. When four of...
Monthly market treats
Monthly market treats
As most locals know by now or at least they should know, a monthly Sunday market takes place at the Ardkeen Stores car park,...
Rural Ireland falling behind
Rural Ireland falling behind
Agri Aware have launched a programme to try and boast enterprise and development in rural Ireland. The focus of growth by the...
Christmas season
Christmas season
Well we are once again officially into the Christmas season with the arrival of December and the city’s festive lights are...
An alternative Christmas card
An alternative Christmas card
I had great plans this year to be totally organised for Christmas by December 1. The date has come and gone and I’m no...
The showband era is finally over
The showband era is finally over
Although, in reality, the showband era is long dead, many people still hang on to bits and pieces of it, including, I suppose,...
Government accused of ‘legalising financial elder abuse’
Government accused of ‘legalising financial elder abuse’
On more than one occasion, this column has said that older and elderly people should start looking out for themselves because...
