Ireland is just “three decisions away from becoming a perfect country – Scandinavia, but more fun”, economist and Irish Times columnist David McWilliams has told the opening night of the Irish Times Summer Nights online festival. The Irish Times Summer Nights Festival – supported by Peugeot – is a series of online talks taking place from Monday 13th to Thursday 16th of July. In the second session of its first evening, McWilliams told Irish Times London editor, Denis Staunton, that he had been reading Dante during lockdown. Dermot Bannon talks to Patrick Freyne as part of the Irish Times Summer Nights online FestivalBannon’s favourite public buildings in Dublin? The Irish Times Summer Nights Festival runs until Thursday 16th of July.

Source: The Irish Times July 13, 2020 18:56 UTC