Metaphorical Mumblings

The latest episode of The Musicians' Hour with me, Jo Bell was a great one to record. Marten James is a young musician from Cork, who...

Episode 14 of The Musicians' Hour , which was released at the end of August, on Community Radio Youghal , was a really enjoyable show to...

Earlier in the summer, I was both surprised and delighted when, out of the blue, I was invited to guest present an episode of US based...

I recently had the opportunity to attend one of the jewels in the crown of tourism in Co. Waterford - The Booley House . If you are...

Earlier this month, I had a real treat, when I headed to St. Mary's Church of Ireland in Dungarvan to watch my friend - Dungarvan Singer...

For Episode 13 of The Musicians' Hour, which is out now, I had the pleasure of interviewing the very interesting and talented Dave McKeon...

The Comeraghs were alive with the sound of music, when I recently attended this year's Rambling House Session with Joe Power, which took...

Legendary traditional music festival Tunefest hit Dungarvan last weekend, bringing fantastic music and events to West Waterford and...

Episode 12 of The Musicians' Hour is out now and features the music and interesting insights of Cork based family band Greenshine , who...

Recently, I had the great pleasure of seeing my work published in Belgian journal 'The Kleksograph - an International Review of Art and...

Episode 11 of The Musicians' Hour, featuring poet Lani O'Hanlon and singer songwriter Fergal O'Connor is out now. Lani O'Hanlon is a...

Earlier this year, I was absolutely delighted when my poem 'Death's Domain' was published by Aimsir Press in their 'Samhain' edition....

Episode 10 of The Musicians' Hour with Jo Bell, featuring Christy and Eoghan O'Neill is out now! Christy and Eoghan O'Neill performing on...

Happy New Year to you all! I hope you've had a wonderful Christmas and that you're enjoying the holiday. It's been quite a while since my...

It's no secret that my favourite poet is Wilfred Owen. November 4th marks 105 years since his untimely death in 1918. I always think of...

Episode 9 of The Musician's Hour, featuring East Cork based singer songwriter Chris Tattan is out now. Chris' music is a fantastic blend...

Sahmain is upon us, and with the thinning of the veil between this world and the next, my mind was drawn to the story of Charlotte White...

Mental health is a topic that is very close to my heart. As someone that has suffered with anxiety and PTSD for over 15 years, I know the...

We just released Episode 8 of The Musician's Hour, which featured Cork based singer songwriter Sarah Hickey. Sarah has been performing...

Friday 22nd September was Culture Night across Ireland and to mark the occasion, West Waterford Arts Group teamed up with Joe Power and...