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Music in Drumshanbo

July 19, 2016dermymcnally Leave a comment

Trad,flutes,fiddles, Up for piddles. Back! Alack A drunken singer is Choking the craic!

Cold Corcaghan

July 13, 2016September 24, 2024dermymcnally Leave a comment

Wasting your time growing Kale in there sonny...

The Burger Mans Daughter

July 12, 2016dermymcnally Leave a comment

Here I take the form of Austin Clarkes famed poem and give it a dollop of heavily processed tomato ketchup. I've also gone heavy with the onion.

Dublin Rd: July Evening

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016dermymcnally Leave a comment

My reworking of the form of Patrick Kavanaghs great poem, Inniskeen Road: July Evening

The Luckiest Roulette Wheel on Earth…

June 21, 2016dermymcnally Leave a comment

Its all chips down as quantitative easing kicks in

A tuppence for your crossroads…

June 20, 2016September 24, 2024dermymcnally Leave a comment

Living the dream or rehashing the same nightmare. Well, I'm all ears.

Column: Let’s stop the blame game about learning Irish

August 13, 2014April 25, 2017dermymcnally 2 Comments

Recognising Ireland’s place in an international context allows us to explore the real reasons for our widespread weakness in learning Irish, as well as foreign languages, writes Dermot McNally.

Column: Pinning hopes on a new political party is pointless

January 3, 2013November 18, 2024dermymcnally Leave a comment

Fresh thinking would be welcome on the political scene – but the reality is it wouldn’t change our situation, writes Dermot McNally

Column: We believe economic growth can save us… but can it?

November 1, 2012April 25, 2017dermymcnally Leave a comment

Our blind faith in growing the economy may be ignoring some important facts, writes Dermot McNally.

Mick Gunne, Private Eye – The Radio Play

October 15, 2008October 15, 2024dermymcnally Leave a comment

Mick Gunne, Private Eye. Radio drama written and produced in 2008.

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