I write this as a very dark cloud has been cast over Ireland. Not even 24 hours ago, the body of a young woman was uncovered by a local canal. This young woman, soon identified as Ashling Murphy, was out for a run when she was randomly attacked and ultimately murdered. The nation has been [...]
eBook, 39 pagesPublished November 18th, 2021 by Amazon Original Stories Genre: Short Story, Romance, Holiday.My Rating: 3/5 Synopsis “Social distancing came easily to Reagan. Maybe a little too easily. She’s always liked people better from afar. But Reagan doesn’t want her grandpa to be alone for Christmas this year—he’s already spent too much time on [...]
For Irish Book Week 2021, I wanted to shine a light on independent bookstores that you can support this year, and beyond, in Tipperary. Being a Tipperary native myself, I started every Saturday morning of my childhood in my favourite bookstore in Cashel. Over the months and years of stopping by, I grew to know [...]
You have no idea how happy (and grateful) I was to see a Kindle gift card surface in my emails the morning of my birthday. I am lover of all books, including physical copies, but over the past year or so I made the decision to download the majority of my reading material. Physical copies [...]
I have seen a lot of these ”things I have learned in (number of years)” posts over the years and I guess at 25, it’s my turn to write one. Why was 25 the year? I don’t know really, but what I do know is, life has taught me a thing or two over the [...]
Okay, I realise the title of this post probably sounds a *tad* more dramatic than it needs to be, but this is how I feel right now so we’re going to roll with it. If you follow my blog or social accounts, you may have noticed a slight change (if not, that’s fine too and [...]
As I write this, I don’t even know where to begin. The truth is, for the past 5 weeks or more, life has been incredibly difficult. In these passing weeks, my family and I have battled with Covid and more recently, have experienced the loss of my Grandmother. You are probably wondering why I am [...]
Hi everyone! As we all know by now, a new month, means new music around here, and April has been packed with new tunes. This month, we talk all things Taylor Swift and the re-release of 'Fearless' (eeep!), my favourite tracks from it, and singles from the pop princess of the hour, Olivia Rodrigo and [...]
Hey everyone! As you can probably guess, today I am going to be sharing my March playlist. It is mainly comprised of singles, with the exception of one album. It’s a shorter list for me than usual, but there is still some quality music to get through. So, let’s begin! Album Spaceman - Nick Jonas [...]
Hi everyone! Here we are for the second instalment of this year's playlists, I know February always goes by in a flash but I feel like time is flying by recently. Anyone else? Anyhow, the faster the months come and go, the more music we get and February was no exception. This month, I talk [...]
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