‘One thing for certain is that young people will always fly from war on whatever life raft they can find’
Michael Harding
Michael Harding columns
The weather resembled Leitrim in January. I wondered how I could have been so foolish to think this would all be fun
I took myself to the Camino a few weeks ago but I was focused on walking rather than pilgrimage
‘In a curious way this wilderness feels like home,’ the General said, and I said nothing, though I understood what he meant
Annie presided over her wonderful kitchen with the authority of a speaker in the Houses of Parliament
Talking to plants and small birds is entirely sensible in this part of the country
Michael Harding: The camera’s heartbroken original owner gave me a gift - I imagine her sorrow embedded in it, and at times I feel it points at things without my guidance
Michael Harding: As a teenager, I’d hitch from Cavan with a tent on my back and sleep in the grass just for the thrill of a night in the Astoria Ballroom with Dickie Rock
With a permanent limp Jack joined the half-blind Peabody and the bewildered Charlie in a quiet but significant communion of love
It amazes me how easily catastrophe rises in my life. And how my sense of faith can be so quickly shattered
Michael Harding: My partner’s jaw dropped when I mentioned an old neighbour’s chamber pot
Michael Harding: I headed off, not with a walking stick, but with Ryanair to the mystical Spanish city
I got an invitation recently to a barbecue from a couple that are known for not getting on with each other
Michael Harding: An initial salutation and greetings was acceptable enough. But I crossed a line when I mentioned the holidaymakers’ cake
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