The Hostel
Big Ger spoke in a rough way to disguise how soft he was. His six foot and a bit frame coupled with his bearded face gave him the look of a Hell’s Angels gang member. […]
Drink Tokens (Extract)
John and Dave sat against the wall of the bank, watching the hustle and bustle of the town all around them. The cobbled streets were always busy on Saturday afternoon regardless of the weather. With […]
Love to hate (Extract)
Dolly sat by the roaring fire pining for the love of her life, Geoff. He’d just left for Afghanistan, another six month tour of duty. They’d spent every minute of every day together for the […]
Two sides of the story (Extract)
The day started in the usual way. Danny woke, stared at the ceiling for several minutes and tried to deal with the already open floodgate of thoughts careering about in his mind. He slowly reached […]
Who loves ya, baby? (Extract)
The house resembled a mirror image of their minds. An oak table with five chairs stood in the centre of the kitchen covered with plates of yesterday’s food, coffee stained mugs, empty beer cans and […]
The Irish Roman Catholic Church
There are a number of issues that need to be fully thrashed out in relation to the Irish Roman Catholic Church. There is a desperate need for an honest and caring organisation to be the […]
War does not offer honourable solution
Some may wholly disagree with this statement, believing war to be an invention of the ignorant. It involves an ignorance of conflict resolution and political debate, a total disregard for the human worth of all […]
Travel
Early one morning, I decided to take the train from Galway to Dublin in the fair isle of Ireland to visit a friend. While on the train I noticed a young American girl busy writing […]