Thanks to everyone for my presents and thinking of me. Dylan Roy

I was lucky enough to attend the Federation's (of Controllers: IFATCA) annual Conference held in an all inclusive beachside resort in the Dominican Republic. To keep costs down I flew Thomson charter return out of Manchester which meant an early (and I mean early)flight out of DUB. It was fantastic to be back amongst friends and I admire the good work of my colleagues who volunteer their time for this cause. And then the explosion! I was meant to leave on the Sat...

Dingle, A deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell. As opposed to: 'Little Johnny, stop playing with that dingle'. A planned campervan excursion around Wales became too complex and expensive so we drove to Co. Kerry, SW Ireland for just under a fortnight. First stop Cashel - to see the rock thereof - and loved it [here is the tourist blurb: Cashel's Victorian town centre is a thriving retail zone, with excellent clothes shops, lively cafes, charming gift sh...

Camilla went back to Bris Vegas for a week so Macayle, Dylan and I spent the weekend in Co. Roscommon; a couple of hours drive northwest of Dublin. The highlight was the Lough (Lock-lake) Key Forest and Activity Park. This inlcudes Adventure kingdom; the Lough Key Experience and the Boda Borg Swedish concept: Once you enter the two-storey Boda Borg only teamwork, ingenuity, trial and error and skills you probably didn't know you have will allow you to progress ...