Beautiful Listowel Pitch and Putt course on Sunday April 13 2025

Glorious Weather

I’ve been outdoors a lot in the past week so not so much research for my blog being done. I also had a lovely family visit, so this week you may not see the best of me on here.

Water level very low in the Feale in April 2025

I do not like thee, Dr. Fell

Fourth Wall Theatre Group take a curtain call in St. John’s on Saturday, April 12 2025.

Maeve Heneghan and me after the play. Maeve was delighted to be returning to her Kerry roots and playing in a town where her famous ancestor, John J. Foley performed many a comic turn. Maeve played Rita in the show, a very funny character whose (imaginary) husband was “savaged by dogs”.

Bobby Cogan, Maeve Heneghan, Mary Cogan, Bridget O’Connor and Carine Schweitzer in St. John’s

Meanwhile in the horse racing world…


2025 Randox Grand National Winner Nick Rockett Homecoming, Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow 9/4/2025
Ruby Walsh, Ted Walsh Winning jockey of the 2025 Randox Grand National on Nick Rockett, Patrick Mullins and winning trainer Willie Mullins
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

The two father son combinations which won the Aintree Grand National twenty years apart.

Sign of Summer

The shops are putting out the sunglasses.

A Fact

In 1923 Firestone put the first inflatable tyres into production.

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