Colm O'Regan: Driving from Dublin to Cork is as much a state of mind as a road

"You had a very definite idea of what time the family is arriving in Cork and We. Will. Not. Be. Stopping. Unless. It’s. An. Emergency."

Comedian and Irish Examiner columnist Colm O'Regan pictured in Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane.

The Dublin-Cork Road — as much a state of mind as a road. 

When can you say you are finally free of Dublin? Is it at the narrow bit of the Naas Road where the Luas is a foot away and you and the Luas passengers stare at each other and you’re making uncomfortable eye contact?