What do I have in common with Cillian Murphy? We're both in the smug hair club

A-list actors George Clooney, Daniel Craig and Cillian Murphy are blessed with abundant locks. Jonathan deBurca Butler reflects on being a member of the smug hair club

Cillian Murphy, left, and Jonathan deBurca Butler right. Much has been made recently of the so-called smug hair club

In the week leading up to my recent 30-year school reunion, I was out the door with work and life. Articles to be written, deadlines to be met, stories to be found for radio shows, never mind the lifts to football, tennis, and birthday dos.

With all the stress, you’d think I’d be tearing my hair out, but I can’t because it is strong, thick, and rather curly. That week, it had gone through a growth spurt, and between the jigs and the reels, I hadn’t the time to visit the local barbers. When the night of the reunion arrived, I had a bird’s nest perched on my noggin in full Eamon Dunphy 1990s chic.