FJT Zoom Group – Patricia Cronin introduces JG Farrell

FJT Zoom Group – Patricia Cronin introduces JG Farrell

Well, it’s week whatever of lock-down (seems like years!) and we’re all in dire need of a haircut, we’re going stir crazy and we’re beginning to question the very origins of this pandemic that has changed our lives for the foreseeable future. Cue the conspiracy...
Joseph Campbell, Jean Erdman & James Joyce – Mary MacKenna

Joseph Campbell, Jean Erdman & James Joyce – Mary MacKenna

It occurs to me that the start of a Zoom meeting is a bit like the beginning of an orchestral performance. Firstly, there is the tuning of various instruments. This equates, in Zoom, to the various greetings and welcomes to the session and the small-talk of the...
Anne-Marie MacGoris Leads Zoom discussion ‘Grammar vs Description’

Anne-Marie MacGoris Leads Zoom discussion ‘Grammar vs Description’

Don’t do it Andrew. Don’t Jump! Oh my Gosh! My heart is in my mouth. How did he get there what with the travel ban an’ all? But there he is and in a frightening and precarious situation. Don’t Andrew – think about your friends. Surely San Francisco is further from...
Margaret Weatherill – 3 Poems

Margaret Weatherill – 3 Poems

Wow, we’re really getting the hang of this Zoomy thingy at last.   Whilst virtual meetings are terrific (and a great way to keep in touch), the key benefit of the FJT sessions is, of course, that we get an opportunity to judge fellow members by the backgrounds...
Liz McManus says, ‘Everyone has a story to tell’.

Liz McManus says, ‘Everyone has a story to tell’.

It is, of course, an outrage to see the introduction of draconian and oppressive measures that encroach upon our basic human rights. No, not the recently introduced Garda powers (sadly necessitated by a selfish minority), but the power assumed by Andrew Basquille,...
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