Let me tell you about Pearse… I became aware of Pearse at a young age and eventually got to know him when he started to frequent my pub back in ’73. He was a right good character and everyone in town knew him. He rubbed shoulders with the rich, the famous and the not so …

First thing this morning I got a call to say Pegasus had broken her mooring and was drifting up the river… just what I needed with a NE wind howling outside. However, I got her back within the hour and thanks to all those who called and assisted… actually, I got about ten calls! Getting …

Yes, today is a cold one with a weather warning in place so I postponed today’s fishing with my buddy Joe. However, the good news is we can expect it dry towards the week-end with very little wind when I will be fishing with some of my old regulars. Grandad loved to tell me about …

My Grandad was the best shot… Late one winter’s night he heard some geese flying over the house. He grabbed his gun from over the fire place, fired two shots up the chimney and in the morning he found two dead geese in the front garden! My Grandad never told lies… Judd

April 23/12… I first set foot on Bartra island in 1949 and bought my first boat in 1959. There is a lot of water under the bridge since then I can tell you. Now, for the third time, I am witness to the transition of the channel from East to West. It moves from the …

South Africa is a wonderful place… great food wine and sunshine but they don’t tell lies over there like they do in this part of the world. “My grandads clock was so old… the shadow of the pendulum wore a track on the wall” An Irishman can’t survive without the craic in the ‘local’ where …