Irish Examiner view: Happy birthday to you, dear Shandon

A much-loved icon of Cork has celebrated its 300th anniversary 

The tower and bells of St Anne's Church, Shandon, are much-loved visual and audible landmarks in Cork City. Picture: Dan Linehan/Irish Examiner Archive

The word “iconic” is frequently over-applied and misused in modern communications to such an extent that it can lose its power. Enter the word into Google and you will generate one trillion one hundred and thirty billion results (1,130,000,000), in 0.71 seconds. 

This looks like a heavily debased currency.