17th Aug 2008
Full flood
Mr Usain Bolt was in full flood yesterday, running his way into the history books with a smile and a swagger.
The sandbags were out in Fairview and the floodlights were on in Croke Park. The torrential rain washed away Dublin’s hopes of all Ireland glory and Tyrone delivered one of their finest performances ever to put themselves right in contention for the Sam Maguire. There is no substituting the hunger for success players like Brian Dooher are still able to display. Dublin take note. Time for a little less swagger and a bit more work lads.
Ronnie Drew died too. A Dubliner by name and by trade gone but not forever from our fair city. Video below Irish music’s own tribute to him a couple of years ago.
The drive home through the floods was an appropriate end to the day. Today will be clean up, or at least until it starts raining again and after that the questions will start. Northern Ireland Water, the Roads Service, the Rivers Agency and their political masters in the Executive will be under fire from tomorrow. To date there has been no interest in recalling the Assembly early to discuss the economic crisis. It will be interesting to see if that changes as the waters rise around our public representatives.
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