We have been here before. Or at least, I have. Dread and despair. A fear of imminent and overwhelming attack. Panic and hysteria. A feeling of abandonment. Questions in a torrent but answers in a trickle. It took a while before it hit me but my first ride on this rollercoaster was as a nine-year-old when […]
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OPINION: In a city oft-divided, unity against a common enemy
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If you want to get ahead get a hat
I LIKE hats. And caps. I have quite a nice collection of headwear, worn and aged, like myself, dispersed between Dublin and Belfast, Donegal, the car boot and all the places in between. It used to be customary for men to wear headware. Look at any old photos. Dunchers and flatcaps galore. Peaky blinders in […]
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My diabetes pain is coming to an end
ANYONE who has met me on occasions when I have talked about diabetes awareness will probably think, jeez, he talks about it like he has been struck by lightning. Surely, he is milking it! Yes I do talk a lot about diabetes and people respond with utter ignorance. I remember one of my former jobs […]
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Young buyers in Belfast
IN spite of all the uncertainties young people are confronted with in Belfast and across the north more generally – from Brexit to political instability, to the alleged ‘brain drain’ effect and the looming threat of recession – many still choose to set down long-term roots here. The combination of a growing younger population, gently […]
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The craic’s ninety but where’s the snow?
“WHEN you travel to a new place, you try to make the best of it and that is what I have done,” says Penina Kaumbuthu with a bookish strong smile. 25-year-old Penina was a bit emotional when she boarded that eight-hour long flight last year. “I did my research about where to study. I wanted […]
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There’s no fuel like an old fuel
SUPPOSE it had to happen some time given Squinter’s, ah, interesting history of comical misdemeanours. Sunday afternoon and Squinter’s heading up the lough with the dog for a walk, but as he exits the street the orange petrol symbol on the dashboard lights up and he notices that the needle is lower than a Rangers […]
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