Maeve Binchy had something to say
Ten years ago, when Brian Feeney first approached me to discuss writing a regular column for the “Weekender” Brian’s main concern was that I would
Ten years ago, when Brian Feeney first approached me to discuss writing a regular column for the “Weekender” Brian’s main concern was that I would
Perhaps that all-too-familiar hackneyed, jaded and laboured soccer chant “You’ll NEVER beat the Irish!” ought to be revised and reworked by substituting the word ‘never’
“Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.”(Wilde) Apologies Oscar, from one of your most devoted fans. On my most recent visit
“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like
Who’s your favourite Muppet? Anyone who knows me knows only too well that my little house is sprinkled with “Beaker” memorabilia. Recently I had my
Once a year, or twice if I’m jammy, I get the chance to take time out from land-touring to perform on a luxury cruise. In
“A living saint” is a heavy-laden term which tends to be bandied about all too lightly and liberally. And yet, technically, no-one is beatified or
Isn’t it enough that as a nation we owe tens of billions, without having the airwaves clogged with talk of the property bubble bursting, negative
Every character we encounter along life’s ‘long and winding road’, potentially, has the power to make us revise our views on life. Even when they
When our former Tánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney knowingly spent € 163,000 flying on board the Government jet to a health conference in