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Esther McCarthy: Flu season has turned the bed into my admin bunker

"The real deal, guys, the body-shutting-down, spirit-crushing lurgy that’s been flying around Cork faster than that rumour about the hurlers in the dressing room at the All-Ireland final."

Esther McCarthy: Flu season has turned the bed into my admin bunker — Esther McCarthy. Picture: Emily Quinn

Fri, 12 Dec, 2025 - 01:00

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Esther N McCarthy

It has happened. The Nightmare Before Christmas. I have The Flu. Not a snotty sniffle. Not a bit of a dose.

The real deal, guys, the body-shutting-down, spirit-crushing lurgy that’s been flying around Cork faster than that rumour about the hurlers in the dressing room at the All-Ireland final.

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