Category: Scríbhneoireacht / Writing

I gcuimhne ar Dhónal Ó Liatháin

Seod caillte. Do chaileas rud éigin le déanaí Seod bo dhlúth chuid dem’ chroí É riamh ‘gam, mar aingil im’ chuideacht Bhí sé mar lóchrann tacaí mo shaoghail. Nuair a bhíodh liom i gcuideachtain daoinibh, Ghealladh a ghnaoithe le loisne dea ghuí Bhíodh solas is gliondar ‘nár dtímpeal Bhí aoibhneas is meidhir is gáirí. Nuair […]


A letter from Peadar to Seán

An article written in the form of a letter from Peadar to his father Sean. First appeared in the Sunday Independent February 1998) Seán, I smelt you here again last Tuesday. Here, in your room, where I now work, I could feel your presence as that familiar cigar smoke whiff wafted around the room. God, […]


Co-Action 2002

Below is an article I wrote for the magazine of a voluntary organisation called Co-action. These people are a charity organisation based in West Cork who help people like us who have special needs children. We are always very grateful to them and help to hold a special fundraising event in the Mills Inn (Baile […]


Open letter about the standard of 3rd level degrees

A chara / dear friend I am just flying a kite here. I am very unimpressed with the quality of music degrees in recent years from third level colleges all over Europe and the USA. I find more and more degree and post grad. musicians coming to me asking can i teach them how to […]


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