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Reader's Blog: Another night on the concrete streets of Cork City

Four cans of cold lager stood flatly on the window sill. The man with the blue coat and haunted eyes stood guard over them like trophies.

Reader's Blog: Another night on the concrete streets of Cork City

Sat, 05 Jan, 2019 - 00:00

Four cans of cold lager stood flatly on the window sill. The man with the blue coat and haunted eyes stood guard over them like trophies.

But these were not the trophies you would find on the mantlepiece of a cosy warm house.

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