Restaurant Review: Wa Café, 13 New Dock Street, Galway

THE actor Tom Murphy who died tragically young will long be remembered for his role in the Laurel and Hardy junkie movie Adam and Paul and for his Tony award-winning performance in Druid Theatre’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane.

Tom worked in Galway for a good period and coined my favourite phrase for this wonderful city — ‘The Pleasure Gulag’.

I know people that have found themselves in Galway for years despite elaborate plans to leave every second week. This city sucks you in and consumes your will but strangely not your energy — it is a little like a prison — a productive, creative and exciting version of the land of the Lotus Eaters.