9th July 2024 Hi, After about four years of stalled planning, I finally got around to visiting Eileen, a friend of over thirty years in the County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland. Travelling with Catherine, another friend of fifty years (minimum), we flew from Glasgow to Dublin Airport on June 24th. Our destination was Moate in Westmeath.If you think of Dublin on the east coast and Galway on the west, County Westmeath is almost half way between in the Mid...

Hi,The photo attached was received from Hopscotch Charity along with the receipt for the final donation. Hope to get it framed in due course. I have also added it to the Dublin Marathon Photo Album which enables you to view it in better format.Murdo

Hi,I'm now finally able to write and confirm all the stats for the Dublin Marathon run on October 2006. I have now passed on all the money pledged to Hopscotch Childrens Charity.Total amount raised was an amazing £4213.48This includes a cheque sent to Hopscotch for £3508.48. A further £705 will be claimed back from the taxman as Gift Aid to give the final total.Other stats for the race are as follows:Place: 2013 out of c.10,500Category Place...

Hi,It's been quite an adventure...On Saturday a bird flew into machinery of the incoming plane and had to be removed bit by bit and parts replaced on the plane before we could board. The two hour delay was too much for some Dublin bound party goers who had even more time to drink before getting on the plane. As they were a bit 'out of order' six women were ejected from the plane after we had boarded and their luggage had to be taken off causing furthe...