A tale of two cities: Why Cork is better than Dublin

Pat Fitzpatrick is unashamedly proud of his birthplace, so much so he’s written a new book: 101 Reasons Why Cork Is Better Than Dublin

There is a bit of the northbound M7 near Baldonnell where the road sweeps around to the right and you can see Dublin in panorama, all the way out to the airport. I still remember how I used to feel driving along that stretch on a Sunday evening in the 1990s, after a weekend down in my native Cork — I felt delighted that I was nearly home again.