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1. Tapping into the playful powers of language: (Living); INTERVIEW Author Fin Keegan chats to Ciara Moynihan about the joy of writing and his novella ‘The Third Life’ WORDSMITH Fin Keegan, whose short novel ‘The Third Life’, was recently shortlisted for ...; Created on 09 February 2016
2. MUSINGS Unwinding the clock: (Living); In this week’s Circling Fin, Fin Keegan suggests you might have been around much longer than you think Unwinding the clock You might go back further than you think The Circling Fin Fin ...; Created on 25 March 2014
3. MUSINGS Crusades of the middle aged: (Living); Fin Keegan ruminates on how the Grand Plans of youth become More Modest Contributions to World Improvement in middle age Crusades of the middle aged Some people are on a lifelong mission ...; Created on 11 March 2014
4. MUSINGS The faraway country: (Living); Fin Keegan looks back on Irish broadcasting and ruminates on the symbolism of The Late Late Show’s roving camera Daleks The faraway country Could The Late Late Show’s roving Daleks have been telling ...; Created on 25 February 2014
5. MUSINGS The grumbling pitchfork: (Living); Fin Keegan looks at technology’s blurring of the public and private, and potential to control our actions The grumbling pitchfork Fancy being bossed about by your microwave? The Circling Fin Fin ...; Created on 11 February 2014
6. MUSINGS Lady of the cake: (Living); Fin Keegan longs for a time of grand ambitions and big ideas – such as ladies delivered in cakes Lady of the Cake Fin Keegan longs for a time of grand ambitions and big ideas – such as ladies delivered ...; Created on 28 January 2014
7. MUSINGS Marco Polo’s Unicorn: (Living); Fin Keegan argue that when celebrating horses, we should not forget the unicorn Marco Polo’s Unicorn When celebrating horses, let’s not forget the unicorn The Circling Fin Fin Keegan Tyrone writer ...; Created on 14 January 2014
8. MUSINGS The mask of apathy: (Living); Fin Keegan believes that society will change for the better if we focus on the needs of others rather than our own The mask of apathy Focus on the needs of others and everything changes ...; Created on 17 December 2013
9. MUSINGS Monopoly Blues: (Living); A family game of monopoly prompts Fin Keegan to reflect on how the dice seems loaded in the Age of Austerity Monopoly blues The dice seems loaded in the Age of Austerity The Circling Fin Fin Keegan ...; Created on 03 December 2013
10. MUSINGS Calvin’s Propeller: (Living); ... could go flying The Circling Fin Fin Keegan One of my favourite comic books, ‘Calvin and Hobbes’, features a wildly imaginative six-year-old boy called Calvin and his stuffed toy, Hobbes, a wry and playful ...; Created on 19 November 2013
11. MUSINGS Alibis for dancing: (Living); Fin Keegan asks, how many goals did your dance troupe score last Saturday? Alibis for dancing How many goals did your dance troupe score last Saturday? The Circling Fin Fin Keegan Back in the ...; Created on 05 November 2013
12. MUSINGS In lieu of lost time: (Living); Fin Keegan discovers that sometimes the wrong queue is just the ticket, propelling you into a rewarding thought process In lieu of lost time Sometimes the wrong queue is just the ticket ...; Created on 22 October 2013
13. MUSINGS The mystery of Archibald Leach: (Living); Fin Keegan looks back at people who have reinvented themselves, and wonders if the same would be possible today The mystery of Archibald Leach Look behind the interval curtain … to unravel the mysteries ...; Created on 08 October 2013
14. MUSINGS Talk to the fork: (Living); Fin Keegan writes on the speed of change and how remembering a computer-free world will soon be a rarity Talk to the fork Remembering a computer-free world will soon be a rarity The Circling Fin ...; Created on 24 September 2013
15. MUSINGS Emil and the book burners: (Living); Fin Keegan ponders on how the natural goodness of children cannot be destroyed, though some have tried Emil and the book burners The natural goodness of children cannot be destroyed, though some ...; Created on 10 September 2013
16. MUSINGS Beatrix and the Venetians: (Living); Fin Keegan reflects on how preserving precious things from the march of time can sometimes mean we don’t enjoy them Beatrix and the Venetians Like it or not, Time has plans for us The Circling ...; Created on 27 August 2013
17. MUSINGS Things have most definitely changed: (Living); Agog at increasing complexity, Fin Keegan muses on simple truth that the only certainty in life is change Things have most definitely changed The Circling Fin Fin Keegan Bob Dylan has done ...; Created on 13 August 2013
18. MUSINGS Portrait of the Artist as a Young Chancer: (Living); Fin Keegan asks whether chancers go further in life than perfectionists, and finds the life of James Joyce illuminating A MAN OF MANY TALENTS?The enigmatic James Joyce. Portrait of the Artist as ...; Created on 30 July 2013
19. MUSINGS Crusoe’s Homecoming: (Living); Fin Keegan illustrates the importance of not only accepting the hand you’ve been dealt but also being prepared for the unforeseen RESOURCEFUL Robinson Crusoe’, illustration by NC Wyeth (1920). ...; Created on 16 July 2013
20. MUSINGS The oval of life: (Living); Fin Keegan discovers that the littlest people often ask the biggest questions – a line of inquiry us grown-ups should emulate The oval of life The littlest people tend to ask the biggest questions ...; Created on 02 July 2013

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