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  • Stand-up at The Stand (part 1)

    10 June 2011 ( #Comedy )

    My first experience of preforming in Scotland was at the world famous Stand Comedy club on the 11th, 12th of April of this year. I preformed at their " Red Raw" nights... For those that dont know, Red Raw is a Weekly event every Monday and Tuesday which...

  • The local Comedy Scene

    09 June 2011 ( #Comedy )

    THE N.IRELAND COMEDY SCENE the last few months have been very exciting for me having played the Stand Comedy Clubs (Edinburgh and Glasgow) on the 11th, 12th of April, and more recently Breakneck Comedy Club (Aberdeen) 7th June.. snap shot of Breakneck...

  • Stand-up at The Stand (part 2)

    10 June 2011 ( #Comedy )

    Tuesday the 12th of April... After performing what seemed to be a great set at the Edinburgh Stand I was off to Glasgow for my second night of "Red Raw"... I couldn't help but feel very excited about playing Glasgow as I was more relaxed after getting...

  • "The It Crowd"

    14 June 2011 ( #Comedy )

    For those of you who have been following my Blog, you may be aware of an article I posted recently called "The Millennium Forum Comedy, Open mic nights"... What you may not be aware of is the recent debate that this article has caused amongst some of...

  • Close To The Bone Comedy Club

    16 June 2011 ( #Comedy )

    Close To The Bone Comedy Club started out as a one of event on February of this year.. A lot of people thought it was a created by myself, when in actual fact it was the brain child of Michael Kelly, which until recently has been run on the last Friday...

  • So You Think You're Funny?

    11 June 2011 ( #Comedy )

    So You Think You're Funny is a comedy competition that see's hundreds of comedians from all over the UK and Ireland battle it out in a series of heats for an opportunity to perform at the world famous Gilded Balloon in Edinburgh... Since 1988 So You Think...

  • Narrow Minded Morons

    15 June 2011 ( #Comedy )

    What started out as a harmless article about a monthly comedy club in Derry has quickly become an excuse for an endless onslaught of abuse towards me personally, through various social networking sites... The people involved that I can only describe as...

  • My search for sanity

    28 June 2011 ( #Comedy )

    My very first attempt at stand-up was at Masons Comedy Club in July 2008, it was during the Derry Feile festival. I had seen an advertisement for the open mic in one of the festivals brochures.. I had just got out of a relationship with my ex.. I was...

  • The Good, The Bad & The Irish!

    26 June 2012 ( #Comedy )

    Its that time of the year again! The time of the year that thousands of comedians from all over the world prepare to showcase their skills at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2012! As some of you may know myself, Gary Lynch, Michael Noone & Alan Scarry will...

  • An empty heart

    18 January 2016

    What do you do when you give everything you have & get nothing back? When you risk everything for love & lose. We all have a past, demons, memories that haunt us.. sometimes that makes us stronger, sometimes it hurts but there is always a lesson to be...

  • Sacrifice

    18 January 2016

    I'll never forget that day, the day my daughter asked me why I went to prison. " I thought only bad people go to prison, are you a bad man daddy"? Her voice trembled as she asked me, 9 years old it must have taken a lot of courage for her to ask in such...

  • An Old Cuckoo Clock

    18 January 2016

    The thing about having a nervous breakdown is you don't know it's happening it just comes.. An old clock for example has all these little complex parts working together to make it run. maybe thats why they call old ones " cuckoo clocks" after time they...

  • kind regards

    18 January 2016

    Dear Mary I started going to church some time ago. I go to look for some sort of hope or guide. There was an old couple recently Jean & John, The priest was dedicating the mass to their "golden wedding celebration".. 50 years of marriage.. as the priest...

  • Hard truth ( Conclusion )

    26 January 2016

    When I sat down to start writing this story six days ago, I had no real idea what would come out, I just knew I had to write it. This has been the itch I've been looking to scratch for some time now, I simply didn't have the courage to do it. After going...

  • Wisdom

    26 January 2016

    They say love hurts but that's not true. Loneliness hurts. Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts. Envy hurts. thesis things get confused with love, In reality love is the only thing in this world That covers up all pain and makes someone feel wonderful...

  • Sensitive

    26 January 2016

    He's sensitive, desperate for forgiveness. He still cries at night, not Because she's gone, Because she's in pain. he knows it, He's responsible. She was always courageous, there's inspiration in her strength. She speaks in riddles, the wordplay is confusing....

  • Final straw

    26 January 2016

    There is no point anymore The more he tries the more he loses himself The harder he fights for the family Easier They forget his name He does not wanna be here There is no point anymore The Consequences are to much He can not take the pain There is no...

  • If I'm Crazy, You're stupid!

    18 March 2017

    It’s always the way with love. It never comes around when you want it to, you only ever find someone when your not expecting to & you’re never prepared.Before Elisa came along I tried dating . I wasn’t picky, I didn’t ask for much I just wanted to find...

  • A Perspective Of Time

    18 March 2017

    As I peeked through the windowTime stood stillI could see the past, the present and the future An alternate timeline A version of myself That I've never knownHe was smiling as he nursed a new born baby in his arms For a brief moment I Recognised the joy...

  • Checkmate

    18 March 2017

    I've come to farThere's no going backHow did I get here? I've done my timeI've served my sentenceHow does it end? Everything happens for a reasonI get it, I understandBut what is the reason? Have I not Sacrificed enough?People don't changeThey learn &...

  • A letter lost in time

    18 January 2016

    "Love, how do I know? It's a scary feeling, is not it? Love, that's how you know. No cheesy poems No explanations Just the uncontrollable urge to feel I want to feel again It's a scary feeling, is not it? You can not control it anymore You do not want...

  • Happy Birthday

    26 January 2016

    It was March 17th 2011 it was a Thursday night & it was St Patricks Day I went to the local "Don Bar" with my cousins. We used to go out all the time but now that they were all in serious relationships we didn't get out together as much as we would have...

  • A book of understanding

    26 January 2016

    I find myself remembering what made her happy. I'd like to think she found a job in a little book store, the kind of place that drowns out the noise of big city life. I can't help but smile as I picture her there surrounded by books! She reads a thriller,...

  • If I'm Crazy, You're stupid! - An So It Begins

    20 March 2017

    6am on Wednesday 4th February 2015I was assertively woken up by the day Officer.Thank Fuck it wasn’t the guy the woke me an hour ago not to mention every hour throughout the night because I’d have given him a piece of my mind.It was time to get “washed...

  • A Powerful Connection

    18 January 2016

    It's the 15th January 2016, hard to believe it's been almost a year since I last saw you. As I look out over the frosty snow covered streets my mind starts to wonder. I find myself thinking of you.. I think about where you are? I think about how you are?...

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