Jun
27
First published at Christmas 2010…..It was great to catch up with Barry McGuigan again last Monday at The Herald Sports Awards and after such a long time. As I said last week, the last time we met, we were both in a small sweaty room, half naked, being watched by Daniel Day Lewis. Barry told …
Jun
25
First published at the time of the General Election. Oh yes….and that is the hat trick, get in the back of the net! Due to careful planning I have missed all three parliamentary broadcasts; in fact I managed two curries and a night out with Paul Merson instead of sitting and watching the three degrees …
Jun
25
First published in 2011. I have learnt many things this week. Mainly that a truly wise man does not put too much effort into the scrubbing of a loo with a toilet brush. A gentle agitation is all that is needed and to put one’s highly expensive reading glasses on to get a better …
Jun
25
First published at the time of Naomi Campbell and the investigation into Liberian diamonds. So, let me get this right. There is this 62 year old bloke, a super model and some diamonds and the court wants to know what is going on? Derrr! Have these judges ever read a Catherine Cookson novel? I …
Jun
25
Last week I flew back to Ireland for an emergency wedding. It was in fact a brilliant two days, where the wine and song flowed well into the night as I retraced my last visit to Dublin with the enemy, the good lady wife. It was a pleasure to be back among taxi drivers who …
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