The cinematography is beautiful. Evelyn Glennie is talented and fascinating. Yet, the whole thing gets a bit indulgent after an hour. I have to recommend Touch the Sound because it is well-made, but I struggled getting through the whole thing. There are some great sequences of Glennie drumming, particularly on the snare in New York [...]

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Beag Óg Bramblefoot, our little garden gnome has been busy about the garden lately and was looking for some recognition for helping the lilies bloom out behind the house. Against my advice he has started blogging again. Apparently he even has a Twitter account. I guess it is true that everyone has a blog these [...]

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Contrary to the statistics of bad photos taken by speed cameras, my registration was crystal clear on the notice I received of doing 80km/h in a 50km/h through Ballinacarrow. The guys in the office were happy to report that was a “known” spot for a speed trap … thanks for the tip guys, €80 and [...]

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Ellen’s, Ballyconnell, Maugherow, Co. Sligo. €3.80 It took three tries to get into Ellen’s Pub. We tried to find it once on some shady directions and ended up driving round Raghley Harbour and settling for a pint somewhere else. On the second try, we arrived around the lunch hour to find it didn’t open until [...]

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Having not seen the Labby Rock for ourselves, we headed over to the historic trail behind Cromleach Lodge, expecting to find the ancient monument still dressed in foil. Much to our pleasant surprise, the foil had been removed and I began to question whether the whole scandal was some clever ruse. Upon closer inspection however, [...]

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