‘When you’re abroad, Cork City’s an anchor as comforting as family’

Ex-Examiner staffman John Riordan suffered more than most Cork City fans for not being there. But more important that homesickness is the club at the heart of his football passion is alive and thriving again. 

“Tree and wall down into court 1 from neighbour’s garden,” read my mother’s text to the family Whatsapp group early Tuesday morning. “The wall is on the walkway, tree is hanging over fencing onto court 1, club closed.”

Irene Riordan is a stalwart of the St Michael’s Tennis Club on Church Road. We all respect her work for that committee and it’s sad to hear about the storm damage both there and across the country. But I felt it was a little more important to check in on the water supply at our real home. Her response was efficient, to say the least.