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Poetry by Irish poet Michael O'Dea. (poems © Michael O’Dea, Dedalus Press, Amastra-n-Galar, Lapwing Publications)

Showing posts with label Dublin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dublin. Show all posts
Sunday, August 25, 2024

Traffic

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  I'm four years out of Dublin now and live in an idyllic part of Donegal. The change wasn't quite as dramatic as it might have been...
Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Days of our Lives

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So we’d have a coffee, maybe two, then off into town by the side streets, looking for red-brick houses with lilac doors and yellow wi...
Monday, December 16, 2019

A Canal Vision

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In the dim light of a December evening swans, bright as struck matches, are gliding over the oarweed of traffic lights on their w...
Friday, September 7, 2012

Explaining Our Madness

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A friend, contemplating the various madnesses of humanity during the week, mentioned the irony of governments paying people to save lives an...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Swan Fashion Show in aid of Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services

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A cause worth supporting. The Swan Fashion Show in aid of Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services will take place at 8.45pm on Tuesday 27th Mar...
Sunday, June 12, 2011

A Taste of Emptiness

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I arrived in Dublin in 1973, having joined the Bank of Ireland, and was training in the Head Office in Baggot Street. Away from home, it was...
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