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Continue reading →: Carys Davies – well worth a read
I was given a ticket by my favourite Welshman for a book reading at No Alibis bookshop yesterday by Carys Davies. Her selected readings from “West” were well read, and the chat with fellow writer Jan Carson interesting insights into the author’s writing process. I have started reading her book…
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Continue reading →: Journalistic freedom and integrity
The recent case of Jamal Khashoggi is another example of authoritarian regimes committing murder and believing that they can get away with it. Whatever sanctions may be imposed on Saudi Arabia by its allies, the murder of a journalist for daring to criticise an obviously dictatorial regime, should not only be…
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Continue reading →: Cracking Stories – Week 5 -countermeasures
Standing at the tram stop outside Bordeaux train station, the small group led by Dermot were soaking up the autumn heat and revelling in it. Eoin, Dermot’s friend and colleague had joined the researchers at the last minute after some persuasive arguments put by Dermot to the Head of School…
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Continue reading →: you have to train for it
My body is worn out A great weekend was in prospect when an old friend came to stay. I knew that drink would be an essential part of the proceedings but had forgotten how ill-equipped I am for heavy drinking. You need to have the constitution and metabolism of someone…
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Continue reading →: Cracking Stories – Week 4 – the plot thickens
Building work on restoring the School of History to its original state was moving on apace. Academics and admin staff had temporarily been sharing offices with their colleagues in the School of Politics, but it looked as if they would be moving back in a couple of weeks. Dermot had…
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Continue reading →: Hope (ode moved to different page)
Hope springs eternal in a young man’s breast He dreams of a better life ahead Without that dream you are nothing, nothing, nothing… Alan Price lyrics from the film O Lucky Man
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Continue reading →: Technology
Customer support are two words that strike fear into most people who have run into problems with their purchases. Internet Service Providers can have you hanging on the phone interminably while they take you through the manual entitled ” How to piss off your customers by going through every possible…
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Continue reading →: Cracking Stories – Week 3 – Dark Web
The investigation into the Belfast bombing of the university was led by Inspector Conor Doherty of the Special Branch. His experienced team of 15 officers at the PSNI headquarters was working their way through witness interviews and forensic reports. The Inspector introduced Sinead Morrissey, the chief forensic computer analyst, to…
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Continue reading →: Other Minds
The experiential nature of human existence and consciousness is personal. We often make assumptions about other people based on our own thoughts. In reality, people are unique individuals and, although our behaviour is moulded by the society we live in, there are no constraints on our private fantasies or unconventional…
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Continue reading →: Sleepless in Finaghy
Tough night last night. My better half has vertigo and it is not pleasant to watch…God knows how it feels. It meant that she was struggling to sleep comfortably last night and I had stupidly left an alarm on our new DAB clock radio for midnight, just when she had…
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