Appetite For Distraction
It’s easy to find yourself financially elbowed out of living in a place like Stoneybatter. But an upcoming event proves that the area itself has lost none of its singular charm
Stoneybatter’s a great place to live. I lived there for more than a decade, so I can say this with some authority. I co-wrote a book there, grieved a parent there, battled the type of rat problem that comes with the territory when you live in a small terraced house over 100 years old there. Incidentally, my neighbour in the war on rodents was Bob Geldof’s sister, and my self-control in managing never ...