Róisín Ingle: Dublin is a different place. Sandymount a different village. I’m happiest on the other side now – The Irish Times
Like one of my Uncle Tony’s homing pigeons, I often find myself wandering back to Sandymount. There was a time when I would have thrown all my babysitting money on the greyhound in the red jacket. Embrace it, there’s plenty to enjoy and appreciate about itOpens in new window ]When I’m back there, Sandymount still feels like home. I’m not sure a family like ours, a widowed single mother with eight children on benefits, could live there any more. I felt at home on the pages of The Irish Times Magazine for the better part of 15 years.
Source: The Irish Times April 04, 2026 09:31 UTC
