Well? What happened? Did some crazed Shinner suicide bomber charge into the crowd and explode in a hail of teeth and bedsprings?
No.
Oh, well perhaps a gang of frothing ideologues harangued the people through ancient megaphones on their way to Croke Park?
No. Not that either.
In that case, there must have been a small [...]

I was in my study, contemplating the beingness of nothingness and slugging back a quiet whiskey when a powerful rumbling shook the Bockschloss to its foundations.
What the- I ejaculated as I sprang upright and dashed to the window.
Outside, on the rolling lawn, I could see a familiar little figure gesticulating at me. He seemed [...]

Some of our overseas readers might be wondering at all the fuss about a rugby match being played at Croke Park, and so I thought maybe a little background would be in order.
The GAA is the Gaelic Athletic Association, which is a vast, nationwide, amateur sporting organisation, with clubs in every tiny village in every [...]