Ben Doyle Senior was born in Dublin on 5 October 1925. He married my mum in 1953, and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year. When I was a kid, Dad was great. He bought me sweets every pay day, and because I lived at home all the way through university I was still … Continue reading man of the year 2005
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man of the year 2004
Ladies and gentlemen - I give you Orlando. Man of Action - Orlando takes on the world Orlando and his god-daughter Lalah in Ireland Orlando and new god-son Kamron - or "Young Padawan" as the child is now called! Orlando's homepage is definitely worth a read - follow this link!
2005 Annual Awards
Book of the Year (non-fiction) Between You and I: a little book of bad English - James Cochrane “A cool, disdainfully precise A-Z of linguistic misuse”. The absolute bible for those of us who abhor misplaced apostrophes, split infinitives and the use of “criteria” as a singular noun. Warning – you will find yourself shouting … Continue reading 2005 Annual Awards
Traffic and Culture
The State Opening of Parliament may look good on the Six O'Clock News, with snippets of the Queen in her carriage, and Black Rod banging on the door of the Commons, but if you happen to work nearby it is a real nightmare. I got caught in the traffic that morning - I counted more … Continue reading Traffic and Culture
Máiréad Doyle 