Author of prize-winning crime novel Marked Off, blogger, music fan, photographer and columnist with the Dublin Gazette

Joined October 2012
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Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley - victor at Waterloo - was born on Merrion Street on this day in 1769. Contrary to myth, never said: ‘because one is born in a stable does not make one a horse.’ One of two Dubliners to serve as Prime Minister, the other the Earl of Shelbourne
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I'll go on....I think!
Captions please!
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If you're starting to think you know it all then spend some time with kids - they will take care of that.
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It's much easier to succeed if you're not afraid to fail.
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That was a great move! 👍😃
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Nice one, and what a great view from the top of the wheel. 😃
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Maud Gonne - English-born Irish republican and suffragette of Anglo-Irish descent - died in Dublin on this day in 1953. She was 86. Converted to Irish cause by Land Wars, she became a Home Ruler, then republican. She was also muse and long-time love interest of W. B. Yeats.
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Egg-cellent! 👍😃
"A true friend stabs you in the front." - Oscar Wilde #quotes
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A1 Dublin graffiti What's your favourite? 📷 @SamDeBrun
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Alimony is like buying hay for a dead horse. - Groucho Marx
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Too write! 😄
Repeat after me: "I do not have too many books. I do not have too many books. I do not have too many books. I do not have too many books. I do not have too many books. I do not have too many books. I do not have too many books. I do not have too many books. I do not have too..."
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16 Apr 2023
Marsh's Library, Dublin
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Kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything and have no regrets! - via SimpleReminders
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