DONEGAL people are cracked. I say this not pejoratively, but in admiration. I do not wish this to be pinned…
Humble Hurlers
With the sporting summer we’ve so far had — Irish cricketers storming Lord’s, young Irish soccer players dazzling in Europe,…
The Candidates
Are you a Gaelic football fan who is interested in American politics, but doesn’t want to listen to a 90-minute…
Mayo In Need of Proof of Life
Little House on the Prairie is not an obvious starting point for a Super 8s allegory, but of all the…
Galway & the Fyre Festival
Three Sundays ago, at the midpoint of a Connacht SFC final nobody was loving too much, you could have forgiven…
Album Review – The Pale, Merciful Hour
Mercurial Dublin band The Pale return with their 13th studio album, and true to form, it has a little bit…
A Very Mayo Thing Happened
Not so very long ago, Mayo footballers took to the stage like Beyoncé; all angel wings, backing singers and brass…
Raiders of the Lost Art
Bill Buckner died last week. A man you may never had heard of, but somebody you could definitely empathise with.…
Album Review – Marina, Love + Fear
After a five-year hiatus, Marina Diamandis has returned – minus the Diamonds, but laden with enough angst and self-doubt to…
Album Review – Morrissey, California Son
Oh, Morrissey. The Grand-master of Malcontentedness returns, and he nearly sounds happy. It was always going to be interesting to…