Cormac MacConnell: Fleadh’s old stagers have seen it all

The night started off as lively as usual, in the musical corner of Brogan’s popular old pub in the centre of Ennis, with Eoin O’Neill and his friends at the heart of the session, as always.

If anything, things got even livelier, for a good while after the one they have always called Rakish Paddy arrived on the scene.

After about an hour though, Rakish Paddy left the musicians at it, and went up to the bar for lubrication.