Dumped fruit sends Foynes bananas

BOSTON Harbour had its Tea Party and now Foynes port in Co Limerick has just had its Banana Day.

Tonnes of the tropical fruit were dumped onto the quayside following a ship fire and, like the Boston tea, the Foynes bananas were a write-off.

Three hundred tonnes of bananas presented a chimp’s delight, but there wasn’t an ape in sight as the bananas ended up being consigned to a nearby landfill.