She was hailed as a national treasure on RTE’s Late Late Show tribute, broadcast before Christmas. An accolade well-deserved by Sharon Shannon, the super-talented Clare Girl famed for her playing of The Galway Girl. For three illustrious decades the familiar sight of Sharon, with her radiant and captivating smile, playing the button accordion, has gladdened the hearts of music lovers.
A man was condemned to share a cell for one night with a deadly snake coiled taut in the corner. The man dare not sleep, move or even breathe deeply for fear of attracting the snake’s attention. As dawn lit the horizon, the man relaxed.
