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He sold one billion records worldwide, had eighteen ‘number ones’, fourteen Grammy nominations (three wins), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum awards

It was a perfect summer day. I was on top of Ireland’s second highest mountain – Lugnaquilla (926m / 3039 ft.) – on top of

Behind the glass stood a pale, hollow man in a white boiler suit, his empty eyes camouflaged pin-points in sunken eye sockets. His flat lips

I have always found it astounding that the lyricist of a song which almost ended up as our National Anthem never even visited our island

Sitting beside me in the resident’s lounge was a tall, attractive, elegant lady, in her early eighties, widowed for some time, but with a loving

The leisure centre showers were freezing yesterday – again. It was the third time this week. Making myself as respectable as possible with only the

When a religion, practice, way of life or sport has no other option than to go underground, it only serves to sprout seeds below the

The pursuit of happiness is surely the right of every human being on the planet. In the American `Declaration of Independence’ (1776), the pursuit of

From outside the quaint country pub I could hear muffled slurred small-talk. When I entered, there was a stunned silence. Had I been in the

Ever had one of those years when everything clicks into place? A few years ago, the Queen declared to the world that she had suffered