'The weekend just wouldn’t be the same without it ... ?' Please discuss Derek McGrath

Some years ago the accompanying headline was the title of an essay that appeared on the Leaving Certificate English paper.

'The weekend just wouldn’t be the same without it ... ?' Please discuss Derek McGrath
Tue, 25 Jun, 2019 - 01:00
Derek McGrath

Some years ago the accompanying headline was the title of an essay that appeared on the Leaving Certificate English paper.

Having considered the title as a student myself I began to muse on the weekend gone and weekends to come.

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