Hope springs

ABANDONED washing machines, broken push-chairs and baby seats were heaped up around the back garden at 16 Cushing Road.

And then there was the detritus from the endless late-night drinking: cans, swathes of scorched earth, broken bottles and shards of glass.

If you were on the hunt for drugs in Farranree, the abandoned garden on a hill overlooking Cork city centre was always a sure bet.