I won’t give up on the dream. I can’t. To do that would be the most devastating capitulation of all. Self inflicted too. They, whoever they may be, say that far away hills aren’t always greener. Mind you, right now, this corner would give anything to be anywhere away from base camp. A sort of ‘What I can’t see won’t hurt me’ smokescreen. Continue reading Four walls with shaky foundations
A wet and windy Sunday evening in the shed as I cast my mind back to my school days, don a massive cover and give the place its first coat of paint. Continue reading Ramblings from The Seat – 3
“HEROICS AND HEARTACHE – AN ARMCHAIR VIEW OF AN UNFORGETTABLE YEAR” The book charts the journey through the 2018 season – the most successful in the history of St Peter’s GAA Club – as well as shedding light on some of the author’s personal battles and how one night in Liverpool brought a community together to help one of our own. It went on sale yesterday in Dunboyne Sports And Leisure, Mackens Butchers and Brady’s Pub in the town and will be on sale in St Peter’s GAA Club from the weekend. Orders can also be placed by emailing boylanbrendan@hotmail.comCopies … Continue reading My first book hits the shelves
It was the American polymath Benjamin Franklin who said “In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes”. Temptation was to add Dublin winning All Irelands to that little ensemble, but gut instinct is that … Continue reading Soon all I’ll have left are the memories
What you are about to read is basically a follow-up to the last column which appeared here. Produced by way of reassurance. Perhaps mostly to myself, but also for people who read the last piece. For I have been blown … Continue reading Left searching for appropriate words
There’s no set menu for dealing with depression. No quick fixes. Absolutely no sense of one-size-fits-all. What there can be, however, is copious amounts of improvisation. Adapting. Finding ways of coping. It’ll come as no surprise to anyone who knows … Continue reading One day at a time
