Yes, I'm back after a lengthy absence, but I guess most of you have seen me in one place or another in October so you all know what I've been up to! After almost exactly a year, it was fantastic to spend a couple of weeks back in Dublin with the family. It was my … Continue reading back with a vengeance
Author: maireaddoyle
desert island discs – the challenge
Well it all started with a conversation I had with Nick Lawrance after the Top Eight Books were published. It went along the lines of: Nick: So, can we do top ten albums next, then? Can we? Me: Oh, go on then. So, here we go then. The rules are: 1. No greatest hits or … Continue reading desert island discs – the challenge
top ten dance tunes
Once we got the Desert Island Discs out of the way, Bernard at work came up with another question: What are the tunes that will make you jump up onto the dance floor no matter what? Twenty-one people responded, male and female, gay and straight. And the winner was: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive … Continue reading top ten dance tunes
Roy Webb MBE 1945 – 2006
A great friend, a trusted mentor, a bon vivant and a sharply-dressed gent It is a year, almost to the day, since I last saw Roy. It was my last day at London Ambulance Service. Not trusting even our CEO do to the job, Roy delayed one of his early chemo sessions to give the official … Continue reading Roy Webb MBE 1945 – 2006
Máiréad Doyle 