Falling in love again with an old favourite
Country Living with Francis Farragher
The weather might have taken a turn for the worse but there’s always something very special about the first day of February. At last, our sunrises have slipped back to...
In bother with ‘C’ word before October draws its last breath
Country Living with Francis Farragher
I have to admit to being in a state of denial for at least the past two weeks. The inevitable will happen . . . it always does . ....
History always leaves its own indelible mark
Country Living with Francis Farragher
Make no mistake about it, if you’re a country boy (or girl), a visit to China and in particular a heaving city like Beijing, will leave you with a huge...
Trying to avoid the world of sweaty gyms and hard jogs
Country Living with Francis Farragher
It’s quite amazing how an occasional bit of back trouble can focus the mind and make you appreciate greatly how it feels when all the simple and normal and physical...
A typical ‘Paddy’ with drink and writing woes
Country Living with Francis Farragher
One morning last week as I listened to Marty Whelan on the way to work he played a rare song from Brendan Behan about St. Kevin of Glendalough and the...
A world where most things are not just black and white
Country Living with Francis Farragher
DO you ever get the feeling that the closer you look at something the more unclear it gets, or the more that someone tells you an issue is black and...