Farmhouse kitchens are nothing like their brochure images
A Different View with Dave O’Connell You’d have to wonder if all of these people who crave a country-style kitchen have ever actually been in a real farmhouse. Because the farmhouse...
The drama of Deadline Day – when reason goes out the window
Sky Sports viewers will be very familiar with a man called Jim White, who is about to come into his own for the one day of the year that his station turns him into...
The difference between looking at something and actually seeing it
A Different View with Dave O'Connell It’s a thought that crosses my mind every time I see a group of tourists stopping in their tracks in the middle of town – does anyone actually...
Heatwaves just bring on the worst of middle-aged rants!
Maybe it’s the recent heatwave that brought times past back to mind – not because we grew up in long, hot summers, but because it didn’t matter whether it was sun or showers….once the...
Passing of broadcasting legend who brought joy to all who knew him
It’s hard to believe that Colm Murray is dead – because if ever a man epitomised what he himself would call the joie de vivre, it was the broadcaster from Moate who could light...
Academic ability shouldn’t be the only measure of success
There was a time in this country not so long ago that only the privileged few extended their education beyond the old Primary Cert; then the Inter Cert became a commendable achievement and finally...