Black day at Burgh Quay

May 1995 was the start of a long hot summer. The Celtic Tiger was still a year down the road, but the cafe society decided to arrive on its own. Overheated crowds spilled out of Dublin's pubs and restaurants onto the streets. A feelgood factor took hold in the city that was to last for months.

But not on Burgh Quay, where the Irish Press group of newspapers was preparing for a long ...