Illustration: Mark FloodThe FringeNo one told her she’d still be in a house-share in Rathgar with 10 other people at 31, selling ad space on social media, ffs! Illustration: Mark FloodThe SleeveTattooed arms, beard, vape and aviator sunglasses, camo shirt with sleeves rolled up to show off his bespoke tattooed sleeve, he does a mean impression of a shot-down Luftwaffe pilot. Illustration: Mark FloodThe WexicansWexicans are Dubs driven out of Dublin by property prices and now stranded in Wexford. Illustration: Mark FloodThe Banana RepublicThe Banana – built absolutely nothing anywhere near anything – Republic is one of the more salubrious places to live, with worryingly high rates of addiction to San Pellegrino and Nespresso pods. Illustration: Mark FloodThese characters feature in Renaissance Nation: How the Pope’s Children Rewrote the Rules for Ireland, by David McWiliams, published on November 2nd by Gill Books, €22.99

Source: The Irish Times October 27, 2018 05:26 UTC