My red hat, striking and warm, Echoes across the mountains, winter is born, My piercing stare into the distance, Christmas nostalgia, where memories fight their existence Wrapped up and prepared…
A long time ago there was a girl participating in the Olympic gymnastics competition. 17 years old, slender and slight. In her first event, the uneven bars, she made an…
England. England. England. England 2 Germany 0. (Euros 2021) That’s the score in world wars. Yes, there are some people who believe England defeated Germany in two world wars. A…
Operas end in death whereas football ends in ad breaks. Opera is drama set to music, comprising vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment and overtures. The great operas are acclaimed for…
Once upon a time a girl named Emma was born in a faraway land, called Canada, to faraway parents, Chinese mother, Romanian Father, both finance people. When Emma was two,…
Wimbledon, the greatest tennis tournament in the world. Says who? Says the BBC, the British Broadcasting Corporation. Wimbledon the greatest, because it’s Wimbledon by name. The other three grand slams…
‘You cannot be serious!’ The Wimbledon Gentlemen’ Singles dates from prehistoric times when men were gentlemen and wore long togs and diligently observed the Kipling line embalmed above the club…
One of the endearing Irish traits is the propensity for gross generalisation and wild exaggeration. Take Johnny Sexton, the captain of the Irish rugby team who after Ireland beat the…
We became friends on Facebook nearly a year ago. Over that time both of us discovered that we had similar tastes in music and books, and of course, sports. We…
Persecution, says Bloom, all the history of the world is full of it. Perpetuating national hatred among nations. What is your nation, if I may ask, says the citizen. Ireland,…