Cormac MacConnell: Dublin wins hands down in game of life

It is ironic that the city of Dublin is guarded by an alleged mad cow. for those approaching the capital from the South and Mid West.

Or maybe most of you heading up from the Naas direction for big games in Croke Park did not know until now that what is officially known as the Red Cow Roundabout, the busiest junction in the land, has been known locally for years as the Mad Cow Roundabout, because of its continuing spaghetti of traffic tailbacks and congestion.

The old Red Cow was a legendary country pub, way back in the era before the modern hotel complex there.