Regarding Paul Doran’s letter (Jul 5), about his visit to Tom Crean’s grave in Annascaul.

PUBLICANS say it has been a difficult year. But is it really that grim for publicans?

A COSY little pub in the Dingle Peninsula might be a long, long way from the South Pole but the achievements of the first Irish team to reach the southernmost point on earth were celebrated there, last night.

Adventure seekers are queuing up to hear the tales of heroic Irish explorer Tom Crean’s efforts to conquer the Antarctic in a play which is still wowing Irish audiences almost a century later.