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Sometimes it’s not so nice to be nice
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
I AM not a nice person. Don’t ever think I am a nice person, ‘cos I’m not, ok? People say “Do you know James? Aw, he’s so nice!”. But I’m not.
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Luciano Pavarotti: Celebrate the voice
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
“THE People’s Tenor” and the “King of the High Cs” has taken his final curtain call. Every singer, from every genre, bows their head in respect for the great man, who has left a vast shadow in the world of opera and music in general.
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Babs, Prague and the summer of ’07
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
I TUCKED my Levis into my socks, donned my unflattering, though undeniably functional Sligo Weekender navy hat, and followed an endless flock of Streisand fans from damp field to venue site.
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James, you’re not in the real world!
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
THAT is what my ex-manager would blurt out repeatedly, by way of a defence mechanism, whenever he was losing an argument and began to exhaust his supply of cutting retorts.
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People watching can be an emotional experience
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
I THINK if I was asked what my favourite hobby is, I would have to say - ‘peoplewatching’.
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Nature’s secret garden of Zion
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
I clambered across the exposed elevated sandstone surface on grazed hands and knees. Attempting to stand, my deck-shoed feet skated sideways; my heart skipped yet another beat.
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A day for the Irish and all those who wish they were
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
There’s a tiny corner of Ireland in every major city across the globe. Irish pubs are everywhere.
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15 minutes of fame, burnt by media flame
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
ANNA Nicole Smith came from nothing. But the small-town Texan girl was determined to make something of herself, and for most of her life never lived far from the spotlight.
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Love needs even more help in Kenya
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
More than 15 million children under the age of 18 have lost either one or both parents to AIDS worldwide. One third of Nairobi’s population has the HIV virus.
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A bad day for Santa
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
A thick blanket of crisp, white, spotless snow engulfed the landscape for as far as the eye could see.
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