The job spec is simple; you must be enjoy a bit of craic, be able to dance, and be prepared to appear in public with your face painted, in a wig, and clad in anything from the wife’s a nightgown to skimpy belly-dancing costume.

TOWNS and villages came alive yesterday to the sounds of the age-old Wren Boys tradition.

IT just keeps getting better. Dublin 4’s Wren Boys’ Festival yesterday lived up to its high expectations.