A Fun Day Out Is Child’s Play

Published in Dublin’s Evening Herald, 17th July 2009 In which your host takes his first-born on a grand tour of her city’s and nation’s glorious and bloodthirsty past… ‘Daddy, I’m bored.” Words which strike fear and temper into the hearts of even the most patient parent, especially during the seemingly endless summer holidays. Like many […]

Waterford: The Sky’s The Limit, Bar None

Waterford is having an indentity crisis. Of course, this may just be my opinion as viewed from the vantage point of Dublin, but it does seem that it’s not a city entirely at ease with its image. Take the poster to the left here. “Waterford – Summer City”, it states, colourfully. What great Waterford landmark have […]

Salad Days

I’ve just bought a Korean lunch box. People have been asking me what’s ‘Korean’ about it, and the truth is, I’ve no idea. It was just made there. All I can tell you is that, if this is a standard example of a Korean lunchbox, they’re very good at making them. As short-legged people who […]