Abbii Badmus

First Published December 2021 OFFALY'S MISS UNIVERSE HISTORY-MAKER On December 12th Katherine Walker from Belfast will represent Ireland at the 2021 Miss Universe final in Israel. Katherine, a nurse, is the fourth Miss Universe Ireland of Brittany Mason’s 'Moxie' era, following on from Cailín Toibín in 2017, Grainne Gallanagh in 2018, Fionnaghuala O’ Reilly in 2019, … Continue reading Abbii Badmus →

Garth Brooks

First Published July 2014 FOR BROOKS SAKE Firstly, as the last chance of any possible resolution to the GARTH BROOKS concert fiasco finally fades away into an epic failure of Craggy Island proportions (minus any funny side!), and the nightmare scenario of complete cancellation begins to unfold, let me be straight up about the fact … Continue reading Garth Brooks →

Garth Brooks

First Published January 2014 MORE THAN A MEMORY...AGAIN The door of the walk-in closet in my old bedroom at home in Lusmagh is kind of like a scrapbook of my life up to a certain point. Little reminders of people, places and times in the shape of stickers, photos, pictures cut from magazines and newspapers, … Continue reading Garth Brooks →

Liam O’ Connor

First Published November 2021 THE ENTERTAINER I can still remember the very first time I actually saw LIAM O' CONNOR perform 'live.' It's going back a few years now, but truth be told, it might as well be just yesterday in so many ways. If I take a deep breath and close my eyes, I can still … Continue reading Liam O’ Connor →

Linda Martin

First Published November 2021 A LEGEND AND A LADY The thrill of watching LINDA MARTIN win the Eurovision for Ireland when singing Johnny Logan's brilliant Why Me? is a memory that will never leave me. Nor will hearing it ever fail to stir those same emotions of excitement and pride that I felt bursting in my heart as I … Continue reading Linda Martin →