Ahead of their World Cup opener with Ireland, Canadian journalist Patrick Johnston talks modest expectations.

A LOT has changed locally since Glandore House, in Cork city’s Blackrock village, last went up for sale.

THE word bijou (meaning small and elegant) might have been coined to describe Dundanion Cottage. The smart, two-bedroomed house has an equally smart Blackrock Road address, a renovated interior - brightened by a large roof light - and a private, south-facing back garden.

By Tommy Barker