The Great Big LadyNicci Giveaway – How to Enter
It’s been on my mind for a quite a while to do a giveaway on LadyNicci blog. I toyed with a few ideas – buying a voucher or a hamper or something that looks nice […]
November 2016
How I Write – Cormac James
Cormac James was born in Cork, Ireland. He has published short fiction in Guernica, AGNI, Phoenix Best Irish Short Stories, and The Dublin Review. He is author most recently of the novel The Surfacing. He […]
Duffy’s Toyworld – why we need to look beyond the chain store
Black Friday, dark by name, bright by shopping enthusiast nature, takes place next week. It’s another American phenomenon to land on our European shores that we are only too happy to lap up, take part […]
Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards – Behind the scenes and sitting on Graham Norton’s lap
“I’m going to go to the Irish book awards this year,” I proudly told one of my closest friends @supasambo back at the start of the year. “Let’s go together, it’ll be fun.” I presumed […]
19th century brought to life at Johnstown Castle, Wexford
This Autumn I got a chance to visit Johnstown Castle in Wexford. It was a rare day out for me, one where I was childfree and I had a whole Saturday to do pretty much […]
Protests against Peppa Pig – our new Netflix mornings
Our two year old is going through a very strange phase. Everything that was previously acceptable on the tellybox, is now not. Programmes she’s watched religiously for months are now ‘not cool’. Peppa Pig -the […]