Terry Prone: When Paddy Cosgrave's free speech and a storm collide

Preparing for a version of Midleton hitting my home preoccupied me for a while, after which, it was time for coffee and Cosgrave consideration.

After his comments, Paddy Cosgrave had speedily gone through the phases of public cock-up, ending with coming off the platform on which he had made his first foray. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Paddy Cosgrave had done no more than opine on X, formerly Twitter, about the conflict in Gaza when the rain started. Preparing for a version of Midleton hitting my home preoccupied me for the next while. 

The preparation of a Martello Tower for torrential rains is peculiar. The walls being nine feet thick affords incoming water a series of rambling routes to the inside, so just where the major leaks will happen varies from storm to storm.