The Enchanted Way, Encore 

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. If [...]

The Enchanted Way 

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 me [...]

The Waterless Washing Machine 

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 [...]