Here We Go Again

YOU know the good times are back when the inflatable bananas reappear.

One wonders if they are vintage fruits, rescued from the attic after years of neglect, or if some enterprising types have already begun mass production in anticipation of a surge in demand next June. Either way, it is good to see them again.

Roy Keane used to rage against the Irish urge to have the craic regardless of the result but the party in Ballsbridge got going long before qualification was secured for the European Championship with the 1-1 draw against Estonia in Dublin last night.