Posts Tagged ‘ craic ’

In another sign of troubled times, the Gardai are invading the hallowed sanctuaries of Cork Pubs after they pull the closing time curtains for a tradional late night “lock in” for honoured guests. The motivation, for a newly bankrupt government dragnetting for every extra penny it can unearth, appears to be to generate extra...Read more »

When the kids were little, and Owen still a baby, we travelled Ireland’s west and came to this weird Sligo hilltop zone of burial cairns and caves said to hold the most ancient inhabitants of this island. The warning sign was clear, but we ignored it, and have since. Next, we stayed in a...Read more »