Michael Moynihan: The number of days without sun in Dublin didn’t break any records. But it’s news?
This privileging of Dublin’s significance isn’t always a case of daggers drawn. Sometimes it reveals itself in humour
A tree fell on the roof of the home of Angela Ducey at Killavullen, Co Cork, during Storm Éowyn. Thousands of people across the country were left without power and water for days with many suspecting restoration would have happened much faster in Dublin.
Cold February morning? We’ll begin with Brendan Behan for some light relief.
Behan was holding court in a Dingle pub one time when the barman nodded at another customer sitting alone at the counter: an elderly gent, nursing a pint in silence.
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