Home thoughts from abroad

It is with a certain amused disdain that I daily digest the dispatches from colleagues out beyond in the Land Of The Rising Scrum, with all that mildly anguished stuff about finding themselves strangers in a strange land.

Home thoughts from abroad
Sat, 21 Sep, 2019 - 01:00
Liam Mackey

FOOTBALL CHEER: Republic of Ireland supporters enjoyed the expedition to the 2002 World Cup, held in Japan and South Korea.Picture: Tom Honan/INPHO
FOOTBALL CHEER: Republic of Ireland supporters enjoyed the expedition to the 2002 World Cup, held in Japan and South Korea.Picture: Tom Honan/INPHO

It is with a certain amused disdain that I daily digest the dispatches from colleagues out beyond in the Land Of The Rising Scrum, with all that mildly anguished stuff about finding themselves strangers in a strange land.

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