Jennifer Byrne

First Published June 2018 TEA AND A TIARA - THE CROWNING OF OUR JENNIFER! When Offaly Rose Jennifer Byrne was crowned the Rose of Tralee last year, it was a proud and historic moment for the Faithful County. After all, Emma Kirwan had been our first Rose to even make it all the way to the Dome only … Continue reading Jennifer Byrne →

Pete Kennedy

First Published August 2015 PETE POWERED COUNTRY! If I was to ask you which Irish country star has two British Country Music Association U.K. Album of the Year Awards to his name, won back to back, and just in the last few years, I wonder how many of you would be in contention for first … Continue reading Pete Kennedy →

Harvest Fest

First Published September 2017 HATS OFF TO HARVEST FEST This long-awaited weekend of Harvest Fest finally rolled around just a couple of weeks back, so I boarded a west-bound train to make the beautiful town of Westport (one of the two festival locations, the other being Enniskillen) my home for what turned out to be … Continue reading Harvest Fest →

Alex Roe

First Published January 2020 ALL GO FOR GLÓR TÍRE By the time you get your first chance to read this column on Wednesday morning, Clara man ALEX ROE will have finally made his on-screen debut on the 2020 series of Glor Tire, which officially kicked-off last night on TG4. But when Alex and I sat down for a chat about … Continue reading Alex Roe →

Hannah Hawkshaw

First Published August 2017 THE FACE OF A MODERN MISS UNIVERSE (Part 1) Whenever people mention something like the Miss Universe pageant it's usually the same old prejudices that first - and fast - spill forth. The most obvious 'sure-all-that-is' that's launched forward from the pulpit of the Know-it-all-ery being the somewhat lazy comparison to … Continue reading Hannah Hawkshaw →