Category Archives: You can take the Crone out of Ireland

St Patrick’s Day, New York City

Posted on March 17, 2012 by
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Everyday Evacuations, Inside Ulster

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

In Belfast, the worst of the bombing and burning was over by the time I tipped into the BBC newsroom in 1984. On bad days, I was never the news editor’s first choice for the really tough stories, even though … Continue reading →

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The keys to number 42

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

The Campbells have moved in to number 42. They are a young married couple as my parents were when they bought the brand new bungalow in 1957. My dad was its one careful owner until he died in October. We … Continue reading →

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Irish Dancing from Belfast’s Ice Hockey Heroes

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

You may never have heard of the Belfast Giants, but they are big in my home town. They play ice hockey and on skates I am sure they move with grace, precision and enviable coordination. On dry land, they have … Continue reading →

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In the back of a Belfast taxi

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

1. ‘City Hospital, the Cancer Center please” “Are you going for yourself or to see someone?” “Just visiting” “I’m only asking cos I’m being treated at the center in Dundonald.  I have this weird blood disease that means my blood … Continue reading →

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Spud Hughes calls to let me know that he has fled the mean streets of London for the safety and tranquility of downtown Belfast. My how times have changed. In Belfast of course, they are rather scornful of the English ability … Continue reading →

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Tobacco Town

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

The Duke family made their money in tobacco and later in hydroelectric power and the local power company here is still called Duke Energy. Nearly a century ago the family bought naming rights to the university—it used to be known as … Continue reading →

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The Swimsuit Round

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

One of my fellow campers at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center refers to me as “Miss Ireland”. I like it. I am not quite ready for the swimsuit round in Miss World, but getting there

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A Yearning for the UK’s third largest snack manufacturer

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

I am thinking I need to go home to Northern Ireland. The reason? Well, of course I’d like to see my aged father, my aunt what brung me up and all my other friends and family but, as usual, my … Continue reading →

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St Patrick’s Day in Key West

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

Celebrating all that is green, white and gold in the southernmost corner of the sunshine state

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