The Reverend Garibaldi McFlurry

Or rather, we've already been to the Zoo: Dublin Zoo. It's been a couple of years since I was last there, and they've continue...

A couple of weeks ago, a parcel landed through our letterbox, having journeyed the whole way from Dublin (via our old address!). Inside, I d...

Saturday afternoon found us on the road to Dublin - but not to see Lady GaGa who was in town at The Point O2. Instead, we were meeting up w...

BTh Originally uploaded by Gary McMurray . Things have been quiet on the blog over the weekend. The reason? We were off on a wee break. Thu...

On Sunday, Stephen was ordained deacon, as I've already said. After the service I pulled out my wee point-and-shoot camera to get a phot...

The first of my classmates is now a deacon! I was down in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin for the ordination of Stephen Farrell, now serving ...

The word in the title may not be a proper word, but it's a phrase you would hear about home. We're just going to redd out the cupboa...

St Pat's 2 - 0 Linfield. This evening I was just settling down to write an essay, when John came into the room, with a strong temptation...

A common chant around Windsor Park at Northern Ireland games. Well tonight for me, it wasn't just like watching Brazil, I actually was!...

Today has been a strange sort of day. Death has been hovering in and around everything I've been doing. This morning I was at a funeral ...

The Cross Originally uploaded by Gary McMurray . Taken in Phoenix Park, Dublin

I had intended doing this at the end of last year, but didn't get around to it. Being in bed because of the snow means that I have the e...

A few weeks ago, we were coming out of a lecture in Trinity, when we noticed a lot of security around the campus. Being kind of nosy, we ask...

Well folks, the waiting has finished. The Curacy List (yes, another post about that!) is in our hands. Immediately after the Communion servi...

The only item in my post this morning was a big brown envelope that had come the whole way from Dublin. Wondering what it could be, I quickl...

This time next week, the first exam will have been done. I'll be into the swing of writing non-stop for two or three hours. The first on...

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It seems that on my last few journeys northwards, I've encountered at least one driver on each occasion that amazed me with their stupid...

It's hard to imagine, but this is the last week of term in my second year at college. With only 10 more teaching hours to go, we should ...

Stormont and Carson Originally uploaded by Gary McMurray . On our way into Dublin each day on the Luas, we pass the birthplace and childhoo...