A Few Songs for Thierry Henry

A Few Songs for Thierry Henry

Sing along with the hero of French football

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Magnificent Wales Win Grand Slam

I'm screaming my head off as Mark Jones runs over the line and destroys any vestigial French hopes of retrieving this game. Magnificent stuff. I'll just stand up now, if [...]

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France Beat All Blacks; England Beat Australia

It's not that I want to diminish the achievements of England or France in any way. I don't. It's great that two northern hemisphere nations have gone forward to the [...]

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Rugby: France Hammer Ireland

Rugby: France Hammer Ireland

Well now.  What do you say about that? France 25.  Ireland 3. What the fuck do you say about that? You could say the referee was very harsh against Ireland, [...]

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The Six Nations

The Six Nations

Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck. Fuck. Fuck fuck! Fuck. Fuck it. Evrything goes back to that afternoon in Croke Park when Clerc stole in for a late try, when Ireland should [...]

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The Croke Park Trilogy - Part Five

The Croke Park Trilogy – Part Five

I nearly forgot to mention this little episode, consumed as I was with the Croke Park thing at the weekend. On Sunday morning before we headed off to Mulligan's, Wrinkly [...]

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The Croke Park Trilogy - Part Four

The Croke Park Trilogy – Part Four

France have beaten Ireland and back here in Limerick, there's a terrible air of dejection that will only lift when Munster beat Llanelli. I bumped into a friend of mine. [...]

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The Croke Park Trilogy - Part Three

The Croke Park Trilogy – Part Three

The first worrying thing was when some official walked out onto the pitch and welcomed everyone to Lansdown- sorry – Croke Park! Oh noooo!!! Then the Artane Band came out, [...]

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The Croke Park Trilogy - Part Two

The Croke Park Trilogy – Part Two

===================== Part Six Part Five Part Four Part Three Part One

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The Croke Park Trilogy – Part One

Jesus, said Wrinkly Paddy. This place is full of Northsiders. True, I replied, but imagine how they feel. Their streets are full of Southsiders, Culchies and filthy garlic-eating surrender-monkeys. God, [...]

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