O'Gowna Studios

27/07/2026

Monday 27th of July 2026, A holy day of Obligation in Mayo. The pregnant pause after the Claxton Sounded was followed by tears and cheers of joy, relief, elation and pure disbelief of what had been achieved after 75 years and the breaking of the curse. The last man from the last team passed away a few years ago and it is rumoured he spent his last years living in Kerry and they kept him on life support. I do have to say the level of support for the Mayo team has never wavered despite losing 12 finals the county continued to have faith and a relentless belief in their players they are an example to others. The pubs that were open ran out of drink the others closed to enjoy the celebrations as had the coffee shops and restaurants. Credit card machines became overwhelmed as cash was needed to continue the celebrations car 🚗 horns stopped around 6am as people fell into a slumber no where opened, or if they did nowhere opened on time 🕰️ no explanations needed. As we drive back to Dublin every where is quiet no activity other than a sign wrighter in Swinford updating the shop window with championship winners 2026. machines that are usually busy on the N 5 remained still it was reminiscent of the Covid days or a zombie apocalypse everything was still. At least until we hit Strokestown as the machines are in full swing working on the roundabout in the centre. The calm before the storm in Mayo as Sam returns for the First time in 75 years the storm of Red and Green arrives in Castlebar and the party continues….

26/07/2026

The Level of Support for the Mayo Team is Unprecedented with coffee cups in the local coffee shop printed with the Mayo Colours and the Date they won the Final. That is true confidence, true belief, true support and pure GAA

26/07/2026

If you couldn’t be in Croke Park to watch Mayo win the All Ireland final the next best place is Ballina in County Mayo. Congratulations to the Yew County

26/07/2026

25/07/2026

Your chance to win

25/07/2026

Predict the score and win €1,700 set of GAA 34 counties Footballers. Museum reproductions from the 1920s. All entries before through in. Follow like tag and share and predict the score to win this amazing set which includes London and New York pieces. Enjoy the game leitrimgaa_official waterfordgaa

16/04/2026

Today’s work in the studio. Dublin Landmarks The GPO — Heart of the Rising
On O’Connell Street, in the centre of Dublin, stands a building that has watched the city change, fall, and rise again — the General Post Office.
At first glance, it is a place of ordinary things. Letters posted. Parcels sent. Messages passing from one hand to another. A building built for connection.
But in the spring of 1916, it became something more.
On Easter Monday, as the city moved through what seemed like another ordinary day, a small group of men and women stepped forward and changed the course of Irish history. They chose this place — solid, central, unshaken — and from its steps, the Proclamation of the Republic was read aloud.
The GPO became their headquarters. Inside its walls, decisions were made not just for a moment, but for a nation yet to be born.
Outside, the city stirred with confusion, fear, and disbelief. Inside, there was resolve.
The columns you see here — strong and unyielding — stood through it all. Through the smoke, the gunfire, the fire that would leave the building in ruins. They remain today as they were then: witnesses.
The GPO is not just stone and structure. It is memory.
It is the echo of voices raised in hope.
It is the courage of those who stood when standing meant everything.
It is the quiet reminder that even the most ordinary places can become extraordinary.
Today, people pass by without a second thought — meeting friends, catching buses, going about their lives. And maybe that is its greatest legacy.
Because the GPO was never meant to stand apart from the people.
It was always meant to belong to them

03/04/2026

110 ten years ago this happened