BINGO: 5 MAY 2013


May the fifth be with you! Or more to the point, may you be with us on the Fifth of May for our Bank Holiday BingO.M.G! Lots of great prizes and a really fun show, so see you at The George from 9pm. Bring Read more

BINGO: EASTER SUNDAY


It's gonna be a religious experience at Bank Holiday Bingo on Easter Sunday so expect to get spiritual (unless you're a beer drinker or a Pioneer). That's cuz we're having an Easter Vigil! (Are you excited? I know I'm meant to be.) To celebrate The Read more

BINGO: 10 MARCH 2013


Why give up a night out with me just because it's Mother's Day? Apart from the ones who wrote in to RTE to complain about me, most mother's love me! So get your Ma in on the act this Mother's Day and get her Read more

SHIRLEY ON PADDY'S DAY


  St. Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday this year and, mainly because I don't fancy swimming to The George through a river of wee and vomit, we're putting on our show at the earlier - and hopefully more sober - time of 6pm. We'll Read more

BINGO: 17 FEBRUARY 2013


Love is a many splendour'd thing. Or so they say. I don't know what exactly a "splendoured" thing is. My guess:  Something that's low in actual sugar but high in Xylitol or Aspertame or some sugar replacement. That's all good if you have Type Read more

My Journal

On Location: Prague Queen

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20111002-105312.jpgThis is Prague Town Hall, which has a famous clock*. I don’t think they play bingo at this town hall and that’s a drag because I’m dying to shout “Czech”!

*The clock shown is on another face of the tower. I couldn’t be bothered to get up from my seat and walk around

On Location: Opposite Attractions

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20110929-114648.jpgThe Berlin Dom (1894) and the Fernsehturm TV tower (1969). East Berlin. They look good together, despite the age difference.

On Location: Wie Gates?

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20110927-125024.jpgBrandenburg Gate. Having strüdel with Angela Merkin.

Gone Fishin’

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Gone fishing. It’s a “school” trip. Something to do with Transition Year. Promise not to stare at me when I’m back. At least not until the swelling goes down.

Cinder Eile

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Bibbity Bobbity Boo. This is me, Disneyfied for an old promo. Cut it out and keep it*. Read more

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

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That’s me (back in 2008) doing my good deed for the day. The lovely child labour kids from Africa who handstitched my lovely dress were in for a big surprise when I sent them Streetwalker Barbie© as a Thank You.

Yeah, yeah, I only sent one Barbie. To be honest, I wasn’t that mad about the dress.