Out of season

ON the evening of Saturday, July 25 last, while having a meal in a hotel in west Cork, I heard playing in the background, the unmistakable sound of The Pogues’ yuletide classic Fairytale of New York.

Out of season
Tue, 04 Aug, 2009 - 01:00
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