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    World Toilet Day

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    November 19, 2014

    In a world where one woman’s dream is to have a flush toilet and 2.5 billion people do not have access to proper sanitation, there is much work to be done.

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  • human rights, Law

    Naked rambling – not a human right

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    October 28, 2014

      Letting it all hang out along the highways and bye-ways is frowned upon, not only in the English courts but also in Europe. Will Mr Gough desist? No his campaign continues. I worry about the man’s mental health. Who would go naked in our climate with winter approaching? At least…

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  • humour, short stories

    Swept away

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    August 25, 2014

    Standing above the crashing waves the intensity of our emotions were heightened. We knew that it could not get better than this. Our lives had led inextricably to this moment, and with the looming wave rolling towards us Agnes and I exchanged a look of blissful acceptance. The Gardai discovered…

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    In good company

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    August 20, 2014

    Agnes and I mooched about Blackrock for a while. There were some framed Banksy reproduction prints in the Shopping Mall that were of interest. Banksy is not very well-known in Ireland, so the shop owner was trying to spread the word. I asked Agnes if she had a favourite Banksy and…

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    Slippery slope

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    August 18, 2014

    The play was surprisingly good. OK there were a few bum notes and the occasional lengthy pause between lines, but the story came across well, and we never considered sneaking out. Agnes and I agreed that Joy was fantastic and we got a chance to tell her so backstage. Joy was…

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  • humour, short stories

    A Good Day at Blackrock

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    August 14, 2014

    We arrived at the theatre which was an old, spacious church hall, and picked up our complimentary tickets at the door. There were trestle tables set out with tea and coffee at the back of the hall. Joy was in character and helping to serve. She gave us a cheery…

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  • gifts, humour, short stories

    Ironic gifts

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    August 11, 2014

      Today I made a couple of purchases from Vincent’s, a charity shop on the Ormeau Road. The first was a pair of china ballerinas at £3 each and the second a trad jazz CD (Bobby Hackett, Poor Butterfly) for £1. Taking them back to work, I displayed my treasures and…

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  • humour, short stories

    The Joy of Dublin

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    August 11, 2014

      Many thanks to those of you who submitted comments about the direction the continuing saga of the nameless narrator and Agnes should take. I disembarked the Enterprise train at Connolly Station and could see Agnes beyond the barrier. She looked fabulous, and I was able to linger over my…

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  • nationalism, politics

    Sunny day in Belfast

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    August 9, 2014

                My eyes are dim with age, so when I gaze beyond this computer screen to the slopes of Divis Mountain, it is hard for me to make out what message has been painted there. On my bike I have stopped at a more advantageous…

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    Feminist Friday: Shame and Empowerment in Marketing to Women

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    August 9, 2014

    how times have changed…or have they?

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