Posted June 4, 2008 
Comments(2) Nuala Ó Faoláin (1942-2008)
A memorial tribute to the journalist and author Nuala O’Faolain will take place in New York on the 24th of June.
The Women’s Voices for Change website carries a tribute to Nuala.
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Posted June 3, 2008 Comments(0) 
Howie Epstein was a very talented musician.
He is better known for being a bass player with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Posted June 2, 2008 Comments(3) 
Yves Saint Laurent has died in Paris at the age of 71.
The designer who retired in 2002 had been suffering from a long illness.
Posted May 26, 2008 Comments(6) 
I’ve been mulling over my ‘arrangements’.
I like to be organised so it’s logical that I organise my will and my funeral etc.
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Posted May 13, 2008 Comments(5) 
Fair play to him!
Eugene O’Leary is a 65 year old cyclist raising funds for Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.
He’s attempting to raise €250k within the next year and a half for the hospital.
Posted May 10, 2008 Comments(5) Nuala Ó Faoláin (1942-2008)
Journalist and author Nuala O’Faolain died last night at the Blackrock Hospice in Dublin.
She was 66 years old.
Posted May 3, 2008 Comments(6) As part of our hill walking excursion day we toured a little of the area.
We arrived at Kilmackillogue.
I got a few nice shots of the pub and the pier which I’ll post later.
Posted April 20, 2008 Comments(0) Dick York (1928-1992)
I posted about Dick York earlier. He led a remarkable life and he faced his health problems with the adage ‘be happy’.
I said I’d post some video links of him being interviewed. So here they are!
Posted April 20, 2008 Comments(3) Dick York (1928-1992)
Dick York was an actor best known for his portrayal of Darrin in the 1960’s television sitcom Bewitched.
The show was a great success and Dick was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1968.
Posted April 13, 2008 Comments(0) Samuel Beckett (1906-1989)
Samuel Beckett - author, critic and playwright. He won the 1969 Nobel Prize for Literature.
He was born in Dublin on the 13th of April 1906.
Happy birthday and Rest In Peace Samuel.
