B-Side the Leeside: Marlene Enright lives her dream with Placemats And Second Cuts

The latest in our series on Cork's greatest records looks back to the Choice Prize-nominated debut from the Bantry singer-songwriter

Marlene Enright.

Late last year, back when such things were still possible, Marlene Enright got on a plane with her boyfriend and flew across the Pacific Ocean from Chile to New Zealand’s South Island.

The couple had backpacked around South America for the previous three months, taking in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. Now they were bound for the Antipodes for four weeks.