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It was absolutely freezing outside tonight.The wind would cut you in two and I would say that any lambs born outside would be in deep troubl...

Dermot William O Brien,for this I believe was his birth name ,was one sound man.And I will tell you why. First he and his wife Mary (Newman...

With a gammy arm and a pronounced limp from a stroke ,walking is a tricky business for moi. Today I overdid it.I walked from Cannon Row in ...

In the start of December the war Office and myself spent two very pleasant days and nights in the Black Lion Hotel in Cardigan Town,a.k.a Ab...

Christmas Eve.24/12/2013. Kilbride  :6.00 P.M. Dunderry:7.30 P.M. Christmas Day.25/12/2013 Robinstown :9.30.A.M. Dunderry     :11.00...

You know the way that it costs huge money to prepare County Teams at all levels for Hurling ,Football ,Ladies Football,Most Camogie Counties...

On the way to Kildalkey for this Sunday afternoon match the God of Winter woke from his slumber and spat out as nasty a belch of freezing ra...

I did my Inter Cert in 1966.Its present day equivalent is the Junior Certificate.I dis fairly well in the exam.My father did a deal with me ...

Today the cold wet clay fell on the coffin of Niall Smith ,Dressogue,Athboy ,a proud native of Dunderry,a husband to Marie,a father to Fiona...

I am the originator of the phrase "living in fear"as I. used it on my election literature in the last general election. And it  h...

Yesterday evening Dunderry National School put on its annual Carol service in a packed Dunderry Church.I was there as guest of Evan and Aoif...

We went on a double mission last week to Sas. and  Wales.We went to Frome in Somerset to bury Alice Loughlin ,my wife's last surviving a...

My better half (and you better believe it ) has suffered the sad loss of the very last sibling of her mother's side,the Heffernans,with ...

At the four Masses celebrated by Father Hornick in Dunderry,Robinstown and KIlbride last weekend he most generously forsook the usual Sunday...

Just a few short months ago the masters of the Maternity Hospitals lectured us all an the ethics of abortion.Those who favour it left those ...

Muskateers Liam (Dalton ) and Deirdre (Clynch ) missed these last two Friday;s prayer  sessions.I figured but did not intrude into the reaso...

Pairc Tailteann is a big place for adults,never mind juveniles and there is no hiding place.Anyone who played there knows that.It is especia...

5-29 we racked up against a hapless Wolfe Tones this weekend.We won that hurling match and play Longwood in the final.My heart went out to F...

Just mise last Friday.I'd say that Leo and Carmel were minding the pub,what with Fiacra and Leanne on the honeymoon,No word yet on Liam ...

History was made today when the Dunderry u 16 Camogie Team played Rathoath in Martry this afternoon.I doubt if hurling was ever played in Ma...