Anne Hailes Today

Meeting an old friend after almost 50 years is a risk.  Time isn’t always kind and can open the door to discussing a litany of […]

Forty six years ago I was sitting by the fire minding my own business when I thought – this is the 17th December 1977, And […]

That was some funeral in the Saint Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh Tipperary, part concert, part entertainment, part party and every second relaxed, […]

Advent today, the start of Christmas proper. I hope your calendar will be filled with Christian thoughts rather than bling and Bounty bars! I went […]

Last weeks tragedy of Dublin, the stabbing of an adult and children was a shock. For goodness sake in the centre of Dublin City. But […]

I see the Coca-Cola truck is visiting us again. I find their commercial very annoying when, with all the bells and whistles, the vehicle approaches […]

Short and sweet this morning, off to a service of Remembrance to give thanks for my father who came home from the war and for […]

Look What I found. This on the middle of the grass yesterday, all of a sudden a perfect magic fairy ring. How lucky are we. […]

The Middle East continues to dominate the news headlines and the stories coming out of Palestine and Isreal are harrowing whilst the Ukraine Russia war […]

Next Tuesday is Breaking Bread for Peace, never needed more than this year. This is an annual day to bring the aroma of baking into […]