I was expecting great things in this book from a thinker I deeply admire. Unfortunately it has nothing new to say and has no chance of convincing anyone on either side of the fence. I'm not a big reader, I rarely read anything approaching philosophy...

So Wimbledon was in progress, I was in my local bookshop and this novel caught my eye. Its the story of Willy, a low ranking tennis professional on the way up when we first encounter her. She's been playing tennis since aged four and is now...

Easy to read, page turner of a novel whose main character is Peter, a bullied teenager, who heads into high school one morning armed and kills ten people. I found many of the characters to be cliched and a bit one dimensional. But despite that the...

The Dublin House is a great bar in downtown Red Bank. It is currently undergoing renovations but the majority of these have finished. There are two outside areas with plenty of seats out front for eating and a nice little bar out back called "Temple...

Fabulous end to a wonderful series. Edge of the seat stuff. If you didn't "get" sports, you do now.

Well she finally showed her true colours. A woman whose entire political career has been dedicated entirely to her political career couldn't be arsed getting out of bed on a Sunday to be the Maryland coach. I was thrilled that they won, just to stick...

I wanted Nell and her team to win. Despite her grumpiness, the affection was clear. Great TV if weak football

One of the top 10 RTE progs of all time. Passion, drama, failure, joy, style, substance, backbone, eyebrows.

This short series on RTE is a great piece of TV despite containing many of their usual mistakes. A small set of "celebrities" manage intermediate-level Gaelic Football teams in a playoff.

Having read and enjoyed “Man and Boy” and “One for my baby”, I was looking forward to reading this latest novel from Tony Parsons. Alas it was a major disappointment. Having just finished it, I am left with a sense of...