Anne Hailes Today

Yesterday brought the sad news that Jim Fitzpatrick had died. The tributes literally pour in trying to encapsulate the owner and chairman of the Irish […]

You just can’t avoid golf at the moment and the fact that Rory McIlroy is the golden boy, hopefully doing well at the Country Club […]

Meet the Lodger This appeared in Face `Book yesterday forwarded by friend Vinko. Some other remarks are equally alarming including this one – ‘All foreign […]

I was fortunate to catch up with Susie Millar before she boarded the Enterprise to Dublin.  Not on a day trip but to meet up […]

The tragedy of the week without doubt was the terrible shooting in a Texas primary school. UVALDE, Texas, May 24 (Reuters) – A teenage gunman […]

It was lovely to see Donna Traynor on the wonderful Derry Girls, we miss you Donna. Saw Downton Abbey during the week. Very disappointing no […]

What a day. I’m not a football fanatic but I settled down yesterday afternoon and was gripped by the `Liverpool Chelsea match – neck and […]

Another tumultuous week. Despite the vote we are to be held to ransom again. We have such a beautiful country here physically and emotionally and […]

MARCHING TO THE BEAT OF HIS DRUM How do you begin to sum up a character like Tommy Thomas – he was like a diamond […]

BE PREPARED DERRY HERE HE COMES Last Tuesday was one of those nights when the most unexpected things happened right before my eyes.  I’d heard […]