TWO of my brothers who have been away from Athy for many years returned last week for a funeral.
I WAS greatly inspired recently by RTÉ’s documentary detailing the very moving story of Colm Murray’s struggle with motor neurone disease.
I’M STARTING to fret about the end of the world.
UP to recent years Mary Phillips, known to all as Dolly, was regularly to be seen cycling from her home in Smallford into Athy to do her weekly shopping.
THERE is nothing like a good movie. It lifts the spirits and opens our minds and hearts to a feelgood message.
“SURE you’re nobody these days unless you have it,” mother announced upon hearing of her cancer diagnosis.
A GROUP of 45 national and regional tourist guides arrived in Athy on Thursday last to visit the local heritage centre and I took the opportunity of briefly outlining the town’s history to them.
THE death of journalist and broadcaster Mary Raftery has been marked with significant appreciation for her determined and courageous efforts to make the ‘dark secrets’ of our past come out into the light of truth.
“I CAN’T put the pictures on my JCB,” announces a panicked mother via the medium of telephone.
History of the World in One Hundred Objects was the title of a recent bestselling book which enlivened the retelling of history in an interesting and novel way.