Two weeks have flown by and now the kids are off for the summer holidays. I pen my blog whilst sitting in the caravan in Portrush. We arrived late last night and what a difference 5 weeks makes. Since the last time I was in the Port, more stands, corporate hospitality marquees and a huge

I celebrated my 39th birthday this week and so my 40thyear begins.  I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday.  I headed out for breakfast post radio show with the team.  Came home to coffee and cake with the kids after they finished school, then to the cinema with Julia to watch ‘Rocketman’ and rounded off my day

The weekend just past brought me so much pleasure.  Liverpool, my team, won their 6thEuropean Cup in Madrid. It wasn’t much of a game to be honest but a 2-0 win over Spurs and history was made once again.  It was 2005 in Istanbul when Liverpool last won the biggest prize in club football.  I really do hope we

A week or so passes at a blink of an eye. It’s all happening in Bangor where I live as the town gets prepped for the homecoming of our band ‘Snow Patrol’. Although Belfast stakes a claim as does most of Scotland. Anyhow bars up and down the have their entertainment in place and artwork

Here we are, Easter and the bank holiday have passed and I am sitting down to pen a few words having give myself a couple of weeks off writing to eat Easter Eggs. I haven’t done a very good job, as there are still Eggs to eat in our house.  Talking of Easter Eggs, Lindt, the posh

The Sun is shining as I type, the light nights are here and Easter is upon us.  I get a sense that there is optimism all around. Holidays, concerts and ‘the Open’ await the good people of Northern Ireland and we are so ready to lap it up. Ok, maybe I generalise; but for such a small part