MICHAEL WOLSEY: Why Minister Norma is the best girl in class Wicklow Now 9th September 2020 Norma Foley is the best pupil in Micheál Martin’s class. That’s not a great distinction, for they are an unruly bunch of under-achievers. They fight,
WINE O’CLOCK: Whites to sip as the leaves turn red Wicklow Now 4th September 2020 Keats called autumn the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, and undoubtedly it is a time for mellow and fruity wines. We’re putting away the
MICHAEL WOLSEY: A pint and a pizza from the place next door Wicklow Now 2nd September 2020 I recently went with some friends for a drink and a bite to eat in a small village pub. I don’t think it normally serves
MICHAEL WOLSEY: Predicted grades fail the test, so leave the Leaving alone Wicklow Now 19th August 2020 Final year exam results were greeted with dismay and anger in the North, and across Britain, because the marks predicted by teachers for some students
WINE O’CLOCK: Popularity breeds content Wicklow Now 14th August 2020 Sales of Picpoul de Pinet are increasing faster than those of any other wine in the UK, where Tesco alone expects to sell close to
MICHAEL WOLSEY: Green invaders from the Red Planet Wicklow Now 12th August 2020 Is there life on Mars? Three new attempts are underway to find an answer to that old question, with missions launched recently by the USA,
WINE O’CLOCK: Invite the neighbours to your barbeque Wicklow Now 7th August 2020 Sancerre and Pouilly-sur-Loire are small French towns facing each other across the River Loire, good neighbours but serious rivals when it comes to the production
MICHAEL WOLSEY: Without John Hume there might have been no peace process. Without Gerry Adams there might have been no need for one. Wicklow Now 5th August 2020 John Hume led Ireland out of darkness so it was fitting that Ireland lit a candle for John Hume – thousands of candles, in fact,
WINE O’CLOCK: Say cheese – and pick a wine to make you smile Wicklow Now 31st July 2020 Whatever happened to wine and cheese parties? They used to be very popular. Charities ran them to raise money and cheapskates, who didn’t want to
MICHAEL WOLSEY: Would you clap hands for Linfield? Wicklow Now 29th July 2020 Loyalist supporters of Linfield football club caused serious trouble in Dundalk during and after a European Cup match in 1979 . The rioting opened a