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What a waste of water…

MORE than half the water pumped in Sligo leaks from the main line supply each year, Sligo County Council figures show.  more >

Satnav’s great – but not in rural Ireland

Welcome once again to some more meanderings from a meandering musician on a very cold February day as I sniffle once more from the damn cold that won’t seem to go away!  more >

Pantos and piling on those new year kilos

Ah! Good Christian men rejoice indeed, January is here and the hectic period of Christmas over, the tree and the decorations put away until the next time (yes, I do use a pretend tree) and the assorted dinosaurs, colouring books etc. stashed in the playroom – thank God for that.  more >

Saved by a trio who missed their coffee

You know how it is, stuck on a mudbank at the top end of Lough Scur, having missed a marker and run aground, pitch dark, raining, and a force six wind blowing up the lake!  more >

Music eases driving stress

I hate driving! No, I really hate driving . . . but drive I must, as must anyone in this country who lives in a rural area and plays a double bass for a living.  more >

No such thing as luxury when preparing for that ’70s show

Hello again from the hills! Well, all back at school and I have to get up really early again to do packed lunches, clothes finding and constant cajoling to get the girls up, washed, fed and into the car by 8.40am at the latest for the 25-minute drive to school, and that includes getting myself organised as well….. moan, moan.  more >

I’m turning off the computer so I can meet the neighbours

Good morning everybody. Well it is for me anyway, as it is 5.24am, and I can’t sleep, so I am sitting here writing this article.  more >