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A caterer friend of mine told me some time ago that at informal gatherings, you can assume that a third of people won’t show. ‘A third?’ I guffawed! Not my friends! I mean, going by the invitation list to my highly exclusive and incredibly intimate party to celebrate my 50th, that would equate to 40...
Nostalgia Lunchtime in CDI was a nostalgic event today. At the end of a busy week, we were only able for the oral equivalent of chick lit and got talking about game shows from our youth. Here are the ones we remembered but feel free to add to them: Blankety blank; celebrity squares; quick silver; call my...
The recent events in Baltimore, West Cork, notwithstanding the obvious grief and loss, have again demonstrated the strength of our sense of community, and inherent desire to reach out to others. It was incredible to hear about those eighty divers converging on Baltimore from all across the country,...
My northern surprise Some of you may have been wondering what the surprise was, organised by my friend Joy to celebrate my 50th birthday. Well I’ll tell you what the surprise was. Joy, my oldest friend and godmother to my son, tried to kill me. That’s right, shocking isn’t it? Oh, she...
How did I get here? I’m standing in the forecourt of Liffey Valley Nissan showrooms with car keys in my hand for a car they doesn’t belong to me. I’m looking at the keys in bewilderment, turning them over and over, feeling them getting hot in my palm. What am I doing here I wonder? Half an...
Silver linings? When I badly hurt my back two days after Sara’s wedding, I struggled to think how this particular cloud could have a silver lining. In Spain with my kids, my usual physiotherapist obviously not available, the fear of the terrible pain that I know can come after this kind of injury, all...
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