Opening day’s play at Páirc Ui Chaoimh brings no complaints or mystery

There was an air of unreality about the whole day. Maybe it was the lack of complaint. There’s nothing normal or natural about it, hearing thousands of people amble about admiring things, especially in Cork.

It was a day intercepted by civility and politeness. Its sting drawn.

Until the Páirc coughed out its last customer, and they’d started to scrub it new again, not a soul stepped up to give out.