Valentine’s Day

"An sgéal fada ní hé is fearr" - the longest tale is not the best. As Valentine's Day approaches, the Motherfoclóir gang turn their thoughts to the wealth of love poetry written in the Irish language. Darach, Éimear and Peadar take…

This week, there were calls for Enda Kenny to step down as Fine Gael leader, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was desirable, and Valentine's Day happened. The Grammys were also on this week, and Adele won lots of awards. Pressure on…

Hygge is ordering food to be delivered to your house from the Chinese thirty seconds away. It is then realising you have made the order conservatively small because you are ashamed both the takeaway and the driver will know you were too…

Can’t buy love? Interflora and Hallmark disagree. Valentine’s Day, a key day in the commercial calendar sends hearty purchasers into frenzied splurges on syrupy cards, flowers, chocolates and every kind of love token. Behind all this…

A Gradual Eden After the lava had cooled, hardened like a carapace over the fresh-earth graves of our marriages, nothing happened for a while. Sure, you and I still talked all night, once dared to walk arm-in-arm like a real couple…

It’s Valentine’s Day so we’re talking fungal foot infections with Ruth Hunter. Also today a first for the podcast as we smell-sample some cheap perfume, ideal for a last minute Valentine’s gift. And we’re talking Death Witches, Nelly…

Dublin’s Whitefriar Street Church is home to one of the most popular modern Saint’s: Saint Valentine. A shrine dedicated to the Saint has pride of place in the church and his remains are put on display every February 14th, but how though…

For Valentine's Day, a little poetry to get you in the mood... Let The Dog he gets me to take off my panties by saying c’mon – let the dog see the rabbit skin to skin bellies bucking we laugh so hard it’s like coming and sex…

History in February: It’s the month of Valentine’s Day, usually the month of Ash Wednesday – hence Pancake Tuesday – and every four years, the 29th of February, when women traditionally can propose to the man of their choice. But what else…

Monday 9th February For a week I have trespassed in the valley of doubt. There were no words, just blank days filled with the monumental ordinariness of everything. I spent most of my time with the cat. The cat seems to understand. It…