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The Enchanted Way, Encore

November 29th, 2005 at 11:31 am » Comments (0)

Apologies to anyone I misled about the repeat of my contribution to The Enchanted Way (see previous entry). Apparently there is a backlog of repeats, and my contribution will probably go out on Sunday week, ie December 11th, at 2.30pm (14.30), on RTÉ Radio 1, medium wave. That last bit, medium wave, is important.
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The Enchanted Way

November 26th, 2005 at 12:30 pm » Comments (0)

I had a lovely time on Thursday, recording a slot for The Enchanted Way, (RTÉ Radio 1, Saturdays, 20.03), which describes itself as “the show drawn from the wide world of poetry.” Presenter Pat Boran, a fine poet himself, and producer Bernadette Comerford who is subbing for the show’s regular producer Seamus Hosey, made [...]



The Waterless Washing Machine

November 21st, 2005 at 11:40 am » Comments (0)

LIke many people, I suppose, I daydream about inventions, but haven’t the wherewithal to develop the ideas. One of my daydreams a few years ago concerned a waterless washing machine, but two bright students in Singapore have beaten me to its realisation. It’s still a prototype, but I want one. Please.
Waterless Washing Machine report at [...]



Dialogue in Fading Light Booklaunch

November 7th, 2005 at 11:15 pm » Comments (1)

The postal strike, now on hold, may have delayed some invites so if you are wondering when and where my new collection of verse, Dialogue in Fading Light, is to be launched, the answer is Hughes & Hughes Bookshop, Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, near the top of Grafton Street in Dublin, on Tuesday [...]