Waterville in Co. Kerry is due to host its annual Charlie Chaplin Festival this weekend. Now in its ninth year the sleepy village in Co. Kerry has an association with Charlie Chaplin which dates back to the 1950's when the film star paid a visit to Waterville with his family. Spread out over the weekend, … Continue reading Chaplin Festival due for Co. Kerry town
It was the summer of '86 and this particular reviewer sat down in the box room of the family home to watch the final of that year's world cup on the tiny portable colour TV that was the norm then. I was just getting into football and my father, (who normally hates football), to his … Continue reading Diego Maradonna
IT was September 2002. The summer had ended but there was still cause for many in Derry, Northern Ireland to celebrate. Oasis, the band who had defined a generation were due to play in Prehen playing fields that sunny September. Oasis, together with a number of bands that formed the "Britpop" phenominon burst onto the … Continue reading Liam Gallagher: As it was. Liam does it his way
