Bella takes the blame
Oh, oh, another senior moment — and poor little Bella cops it. When she was smaller, she did the oddContinue Reading
Category: Family Life
Terrier Bella wags hello
A few little thumps from a tired tail and I melt — again Do I love our little wiry terrier mix Bella? LetContinue Reading
Finding daddy’s soft Spot
(Short story broadcast on Tramore Community Radio, July 2016) I was only eight years old and deep in the fretless daysContinue Reading
Cosy memoirs of my father
My chilled elderly dad stays in my flat. A far cry from tense city trips as a kid My father was asleep in hisContinue Reading
Daaaaaaaaaaaad, what’s a freelance?
The muse chooses her own time and this particular visit just happens to be at about 4pm on a school Monday. I’m just glad she did call
The sideline epiphany of a soccer dad
There was also the chastening realisation that I had become the dreaded PlayStation dad I had often scoffed at; trying to direct their on-field reincarnation
Obituary for my father
(TIPPERARY STAR, November 2003) Well, Sean, Eamonn, Garry, Mary and Grainne, we’re grown-ups now for sure. Our father Ned hasContinue Reading
