Christmas and the associated revelry is a distant memory and the icy blanket of winter that carpeted Ireland, a welcome one. I was down the country with Aunts and Uncles in Roscommon where nothing much happens and that’s the refreshing and best thing about the … Read More
Ronan Butler – “No Such Thing As The Winter Blues”
Dublin in November. The clocks have gone back and the afternoons are a mere blink in a dark day. The weather is indifferent to all considerations of human comfort and everywhere people talk of the winter blues. You would think that Dublin would slow down … Read More
Ronan Butler – “First Week Alarm Clock Blues”
At 7am last Monday my alarm clock almost earned itself a flying visit to my front garden courtesy of a direct flight through my second story bedroom window. I had no idea what was happening when it started its grating call, and out of pure … Read More
Ronan Butler – “Heart of Dublin”
I came to Dublin from Melbourne in Australia with the aim of doing nothing more than working to save so I could travel Europe. A few years later I find myself entering the final year of a degree in Genetics in Trinity College. It’s mad … Read More
Ronan Butler – “Done, Dusted And Tired”
Well that’s it. Over. Done with. It all came to an abrupt and very final stop two weeks ago. I have always viewed the end of exams as a little bit of an anti-climax. I mean sure, there is that initial rush that you get … Read More