Event came as country really needed a pint

IT may be a marketing gimmick but Arthur’s Day came at a time yesterday when the country really needed a pint.

Depressing news went out the window for a while when people gathered in pubs, to celebrate this new annual event organised by Guinness.

Suits and students packed into the Old Oak pub in Cork at lunchtime to see the singer of the moment, Imelda May belt out songs for 30 minutes, just the amount of time it takes to down a pint.