crookedshore

Big Win at the Vuelta

It’s been a great year for Irish cycling and the emerging talent is such that the country can begin to…

I haven’t read Colm Toibin before, but appreciated the reviews for Brooklyn and so thought I would test the waters…

Days like today are not common. Following last night’s fire in the Luk4 building, the demolition crew moved in this…

In July this year, as part of its archive project, the Irish Times published the front page from it’s edition…

The summertime is a good time for books, and given that this one was of a type that we now…

I knew it was going to take something big to raise my ire and get me blogging again. Well here…

Heading down south this weekend to the family homestead. The Tour of Ireland starts on Friday just a few miles…

Summer’s natural profusion allied to the warm, damp weather has meant that parts of the crookedshore have been almost impenetrable…

If you’re not aware of the Fourth Plinth project in London you can check it out here. And then when…

One final thought, this time, from the words and actions of Jesus. He who spat in the dust, and anointed…