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When In Rome!
STORY. Wifeys godson, Art O’Connor, got married in Basilica San Silvestro in Rome last Friday. In preparation for the wedding Wifey took a figary to get her hair done with a hairdresser in Dublin who specialises in ‘coiffure à la Roma.’ She regretted it the moment she...
The Two Best Days Of Your Life
THE TWO BEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. STORY Reilly’s uncle Stiofáin had a great saying: “The two best days in your life are the day you buy a boat and the day you sell it.” Reilly rocked up to Il Fortino beach in Sperlonga on Monday morning just as Wifey was delivering the...
Forever In Blue Jeans
STORY It’s 50 years ago since Reilly bought his first pair of Levi’s from Pat Geraghty, under the old Pro-Cathedral in Galway, for the princely sum of eight pounds. He sauntered into Geraghty’s drapery again yesterday to smarten his wardrobe in advance of the Italian...
The Equation Pat Kilbane Never Got Wrong
STORY. Pat Kilbane was nicknamed ‘The Killer’ for good reason. Standing 6’ 5’’ tall, Pat taught honours maths in Roscrea, and was renowned for his unwavering attention to detail and accuracy. An imposing looking figure at the best of times, he was truly formidable on...
The Didero Effect
STORY Reilly was babysitting last weekend and decided it was high time the grandchildren learned about Denis Diderot. Diderot was one of France’s greatest philosophers. He was also spectacularly bad at managing money. For most of his life he lived in abject poverty....
Just For Today.
Just for Today. STORY. Reilly always had a soft spot for the year 1925. For one his mother was born that year. And for another, Galway won their first ever football all Ireland that year. It was also the year that Sybil F. Partridge, an American teacher wrote an...
Meaning V Maintenance
STORY Reilly once asked Sylvie Neylon if he could remember the very first thing he did after seeing the proceeds from the sale of his 1,500 strong employee business arrive in his bank account. ‘I can vividly,’ said Sylvie, as though it were yesterday. ‘It was the June...
They Didn’t Send Me to Start.
STORY. TV producer Bud Greenman was packing away his gear following the 1968 Mexico City Marathon. It had been over an hour since he had preserved for posterity the elegance and poise of the iconic Ethioian runner Mamo Wolde as he cruised, almost effortlessly across...
What Pressure Produces
STORY It was 33 Celsius on the thermometer in Reillys car when he collected Finn from the Crèche on Thursday. The poor cratur was fried. On the way home the heat was so intense that the top of the child’s ice cream cone slid off and spilled all over his favourite...
Are You Chasing Better Cups?
STORY. Séamus Ruane is one of Smáchts most incisive minds and is an avid student of personal development. As part of his ongoing quest to learn more he attended an academic conference on Wellbeing in Lisbon last week. As is customary at these events an esteemed...
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