The Late Jackie O’Shea from Donoughmore
I spent most of the 1980s and ‘90s working as circulation representative for the Evening Echo and the Irish Examiner. During that time I clocked up a lot of driving miles all over Cork and Kerry. Occasionally, especially during wet and dark winter days, it was tedious work but I really enjoyed it most days. […]
The Chicago White Sox at the New York Yankees April 28th 2010
I had a short break in New York during the week between Easter Sunday and the May Bank Holiday. It was my third trip to New York. I did a tour of the Old Yankee Stadium in the off-season of 2007 and I was determined to see a game at the New Stadium on this […]
Dava – Dave O’Brien President of Glen Rovers
The passing of Glen Rovers president, Dave O’Brien last Sunday morning was very much the end on era for the club. It is not just that he was president of the club, or that he has given over 70 years of active service, it is that nearly all of this service was given to the […]
Dave McCarthy former Lord Mayor of Cork and member of St Vincents Hurling and Football Club
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Councillor Dave McCarthy last week. Dave had a great way about him. He was always interested in what you were doing, how you were getting on, and if he thought he could help, he was only too glad to lend a hand. I can honestly say […]
The GAA’s Congress 2011
The GAA’s National Congress was held in Mullingar last weekend. Judging from the reports that that were on the papers, it seems to have been a good congress. The only complaint I have is that it is difficult to find out what happened to all 49 motions on the agenda. Monday’s papers only gave information […]
Ireland are debarred from the 2015 Cricket World Cup
We should not be too surprised by the decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to deny Ireland and 94 other countries the opportunity to play in the 2015 World Cricket Cup One-day. After all it is now common practice for world governing bodies to make seemingly bizarre decisions. It is only a few month […]
With the arrival of spring comes the urge to get back out on the field
There was an air of spring about last weekend. The lawnmower brigade was out last Saturday and the smell of cut grass filled the air with expectations of championship hurling and football. For the first time this year the thought of watching the National Hurling League games was appealing. There have been a couple of […]
Rowan Gill – Special Olympics Athlete
Rowan Gill Last Monday was a typically busy one at the Mayfield Sports Complex. It was raining so I slowed my car as I passed the parked cars outside the main door in the hope that someone might be moving out. Not a chance. I turned into the avenue that leads down to the school […]
The greatest camogie team of all time.
A few weeks ago I published a hurling team made up of characters for history. The team was picked while on a long car journey home from Dublin and it helped pass the journey.
Are our current Cricket team the greatest Irish team ever?
We live in an era of hyperbole. Everyday we are told that we are in the worst recession ever; we have experienced the coldest winter ever; last week we held the most important general election ever and the Ireland Cricket team is now the greatest Irish team ever.