250 marches and counting in protest against bondholders in Ballyhea...
For a few hours, Diarmuid O’Flynn slapped Conor McGregor around the place.
Well, not quite. It all happened in cyberspace eight days ago, after McGregor’s 13-second title fight victory the previous night. The Notorious, as he styles himself, was the top trending topic on Twitter, except for a few hours, when the Ballyhea protests, led by O’Flynn, removed him from the No 1 slot. Nearly four years down the line from the different country that is the recent past, and Ballyhea, Co Cork, can still exercise minds.
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