That nagging feeling
Following on from my recent coverage of the ISU World Short Track Championships in Sheffield, last week I was sent to the Cheltenham Festival for my first ever taste of horse racing. Those of you who know of my previous experiences with horses on this blog will appreciate the fact that there isn’t a single [...]
Hello Dolly!
When I visited my parents’ home for Christmas this year, I came away with something more than a bag of gifts and an extra stone of bodyweight. After looking through a few old photo albums, I asked if the negatives were still around anywhere and was handed a carrier bag full of unmarked envelopes and [...]
Éire’s Heir Affair
As promised/threatened in my previous post, AFP sent me off for a week in Ireland, covering the blistering story that was putting all that was happening in North Africa in the shade; the Irish election. (Cue lightning strike) Based at Bewley’s hotel in Ballsbridge (fnarr), I was well positioned for the vote count that would [...]
