I came to Ireland 20 years ago as a student, hitch-hiking round for a week and staying in Dublin.
I came to Ireland 20 years ago as a student, hitch-hiking round for a week and staying in Dublin.
Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance.
Tough times breed tough men and we are taking a tough team to Dublin to play tough rugby. We are going to look squarely in the face of adversity and show a different side to our characters this weekend.
It's a big con job. We have sold the myth of Dublin as a sexy place incredibly well; because it is a dreary little dump most of the time.
When I die Dublin will be written in my heart.
Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.
It's still possible to find pockets of old Dublin - but its becoming more and more rarified.
Fabulous place, Dublin is. The trouble is, you work hard and in Dublin you play hard as well.
The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin.
Dublin, though a place much worse than London, is not so bad as Iceland.
I sure love Ireland. The first trip I ever made was last year when I did this record in Dublin.
But one of the most fantastic things about Ireland and Dublin is that the pubs are like Paris and the cafe culture. And Dublin, in many ways, is a pub culture.
As a kid growing up in the back streets of Dublin I used to pretend I was playing in the World Cup with my mates out on the streets, and now I will be doing it for real.
It's never happened at Upper Dublin. First time. It's a major accomplishment, but I don't want to stop now.
When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin.
Night fell clean and cold in Dublin, and wind moaned beyond my room as if a million pipes played the air.
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