-Great to see you again, Oisín, I mean Whacker. How’s it going? -Oh, howya Seamus! Brilliant! What brings you back to Dublin? -The Oldies. They can’t keep away from the place and I don’t blame them. Sure, I am as happy as Larry to be back here myself. It’s so good to be by the sea again. -Good on ya, Seamus! So what are you up to in town today? -His Lordship muttered something about Paddy, I wasn’t really paying…
– ‘Is that really your real name, Whacker?’ -‘Well, ok, Seamus. Between you, me and the wall, it’s not. But a city gull like me has to have some street – or rather sky – cred. My real name is Oisín. The mammy is all into this Irish heritage thing. But for god’s sake, call me Whacker when there are other gulls around. I’d never live it down if they heard my real name!’ – ‘Sure, no problem, Ois… I…
You humans love your celebrations, don’t you? Halloween is barely over and the Christmas lights and decorations are already up. I know I am only a humble seagull, but dare I point out that Christmas is in December, not November? Luckily, in Dun Laoghaire I can enjoy other lights: those on the pier, the yachts and ferries, Howth Head, the lighthouses. It is fascinating to watch the ferries setting out towards Wales and England or the tankers and cargo ships…
Halloween in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin Newsflash: I’m flying to Ireland! And I don’t even have to flap my wings, thanks to good old Ryanair. That takes the sting out of having to leave the Atlantic coast behind. I can settle for the Irish Sea. Best of all, we are staying in Dun Laoghaire, just south of Dublin city, so I can gaze at the sea all day long. We are on the fourth floor of an apartment block directly overlooking…