Michael Moynihan: Broken and damaged footpaths cost us more than you think

The cracked and uneven footpath on Albert Road near Navigation Square which makes for treacherous walking conditions. Picture: Chani Anderson
My thanks to the reader who got in touch recently, grabbing my attention with a question about the upcoming riot in Paul Street, in the centre of Cork.
I stirred myself and asked for the details of this looming disturbance - well, you have to show willing, as Kingsley Amis once said - and was duly felled by the punchline.