Louise O'Neill: hospitality in the land of Céad Míle Fáilte

A friend of mine, J, lives in LA and although we text and phone regularly, we realised recently that we hadn’t seen each other in the flesh since the summer of 2016. It was a situation that must be remedied, we decided, and as soon as possible.

A few weeks ago, she messaged to say she would be in Zurich for work – maybe she could make a pitstop in Ireland on her way home, she wondered? “I’ve booked my flights,” she said. “And I’ll be arriving into Dublin on the 17th of March. I hope that suits you.”