Eric Dempsey has written this step-by-step guide so that beginners and advanced birdwatchers alike can develop a full understanding of Ireland’s birds, their behaviour and migrations.
In the summer of 1991 two of the best supported teams were drawn against each other in the opening round. And incredibly, it took four matches and one of the most dramatic finishes in history before there was a winner.
Vincent Caprani’s Rowdy Rhymes... was first published in the 1980s and established itself as a cult classic. It is a book of pomes (not poems) and bawdy verse. That’s bawdy, not smutty.
Philip O’Connor’s marvellous book is an account of one year in the life of one player and one club in one country. You wouldn’t normally associate the GAA with Sweden or with continental Europe generally, but it’s there, wherever there are Irish exiles to nurture it in parishes far from home.
There is something about barber shop conversations that sets them apart from the usual small talk. These exchanges are enjoyed on both sides of the chair. For the majority of customers the chat seals the deal and some regulars that wait for a specific barber will tell you it’s ‘for the chat rather than the hair cut.’ Peter Quinn likes to think it’s both, but as long as they keep coming he won’t be complaining! Here is a range of stories that his customers have told