It is not necessary to be sceptical to wonder at the veracity of that great marketing exaggeration: “Guaranteed Waterproof”. Any Irish person who knows our winter doubts there can be such a wonder garment. Equally, it is not necessary to be overly sceptical to wonder at the “we’re all in this together” team song so often offered at a difficult moment. History, at almost every opportunity, confounds that pledge.

Source: Irish Examiner March 17, 2021 08:22 UTC