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Humour

Holiday Time!

“How is Alpha?” is a question I’ve been asked quite a bit in recent months. He’s doing well. At the moment he’s on holidays with my cousin Brendan who is…

May in August!

NO, I’ve not finally flipped!! It’s time for May in August …. I heard “Kentish Town Waltz” on Mid West Radio yesterday and thought it was a lovely piece of…

July

It’s hard to believe that we’ve stepped into the seventh month of the year. It seems no length since Christmas and now we’re closer to the next one than the…

Alpha!

Alpha close enough to the ALPHA (beginning) I called to see my brother Kieran and his family just before midnight on New Year’s Eve. Some weeks earlier their Doberman (Jordan)…

Heritage Night

A short recitation by Martin Frain – filmed at the Heritage Night in Kilmovee Community Centre on the vigil of St Brigid’s Day. Martin is well known for penning pieces…