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Chris Fitzgerald is a West Kerry man who lives in Limerick. When he is not drawing patterns in the sand on the beach in Stradbally with a stick of driftwood, he is usually inspecting the ornate designs of the manhole-covers in Limerick city.

Topical-Opinion

Permanently Dry | Sobriety Beyond Dry January

Chris Fitzgerald Jan 10, 2019 0

Once dry January comes to a close, publicans around the country will rejoice as those fasting from booze filter back through their doors with a newfound fondness for drink, glowing after their month of abstinence. This might be a time when…

Literature

Listen Now Again | An exhibition on Seamus Heaney

Chris Fitzgerald Jul 5, 2018 0

President Michael D. Higgins, in his speech to open Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again at the new Bank of Ireland Cultural and Heritage Centre on College Green commented on the many facets of Heaney, ‘the farmer’s son, the Bellaghy native, the…

Literature

Review | Listowel Writers Week

Chris Fitzgerald Jun 13, 2018 0

Where might you see a member of the Dubliners one minute and a member of Led Zeppelin the next, an American Poet Laureate amid two Dames and an ex-priest passing an ex-prisoner? This might seem strange anywhere else but in the Listowel Arms…

Humour

Oh No, Ireland Is Going Up Its Own Arse Again

Chris Fitzgerald Mar 17, 2018 0

Oh no, Ireland is going up its own arse again. Good times are coming back again, before they get even get even gooder, we should be warned about how close our heads are getting to our arses. As we reach close to full employment and see…