“If we winter this one out, we can summer anywhere”

Any news? Only joking. There’s no news. Well, that’s not strictly true. I was in Castlerea a few days ago. … More

The rabbit hole that is the 1901/1911 census, and the only Doireann in the country.

I had to fact check something on the 1901 and 1911 censuses for last week’s piece and with time on … More

MidWest Radio, RTE and chatting to old ladies on walls; my COVID-19 media diet.

Artistic merit is important, but so too is being able to sit on a wall and talk to an eighty-year-old woman about the thing we both enjoyed on the television last night.

Little Rock, Arkansas; thank God for the Clintons!

I visited loads of ordinary and everyday cities like Little Rock and though few were exceptional, collectively they’d much to teach me about the country I’d just imposed myself upon.

Being home, and social isolation in a socially isolated area.

Until a fortnight ago, social isolation was rural Ireland’s primary problem, now it’s a selling point.

I miss RTÉ and the calm of the Six-One news.

I don’t exactly ‘get’ the whole impeachment business. Joe Soaps like me need the complexities of events interpreted for us … More

Imperfect places

Chicago’s Art Institute is perhaps one of my favourite places on earth, and certainly in this city. I love to … More

What’s the story with people hating on Greta Thunberg?

Not me. I’m not hating on Greta Thunberg, I’m a massive fan. And I cannot understand why anyone would disagree … More

The Masterplan.

Welcome, welcome, welcome! So, for those of you who are not an aunt or one of my siblings, I’m Doireann … More