by Barbara | Jan 28, 2021 | How to stay sane, Uncategorized
Episode 8 : Steve Cummins Steve Cummins is a comedian and resident host of The Laughter Lounge. He is currently one half of the very successful Zoom Party providing events virtually. See zoomparty.ie This episode is great fun with references to my arse and a rude...
by Barbara | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
An essay on the challenges of living in a house that has become a busy hub as we all work and study from home and have nowhere to go during this bloody pandemic. From Sunday Miscellany on RTE Radio One, on Sunday 29th November 2020
by Barbara | May 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
So, I know I might be a bit premature on this, but the signs so far aren’t great for a good summer and I am beginning to panic. I have checked my social media posts from last year and by May the weather was already settling into a nice warm pattern which as we all...
by Barbara | May 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Whatever else you can say about where we are as a country at the moment we are certainly living in interesting times. Nowhere is the tsunami of social change reflected more clearly in the result of the referendum to lower the waiting period for divorce from 4 years to...
by Barbara | Mar 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week I thought I was being very clever having come up with the hashtag #PlasticFreeForLent to accompany my rant about the amount of unnecessary plastic you encounter in the fruit and veg department of most supermarkets. However, I now see that...
by Barbara | May 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
When Charles and Diana married in July 1981, I was working, in a travel shop on Grafton Street. However, my wonderful boss, saved the day by managing to charm the loan of TV from a local TV Rental shop (as your Ma – people used to rent TVs) so that we could tune into...
