Mary Lavin, a pioneering female Irish author, will be the first of her kind to receive the honour of a public space being christened in her name. A new square in Dublin, aptly named the Mary Lavin Place, located in Wilton Park, Dublin 2, is undergoing a substantial transformation by real estate developer IPUT. The revamped area will house the European head office of LinkedIn.
Just a week prior, Trinity College broadcasted news about christening their primary city centre based library in the honour of Irish poet Eavan Boland. The state, however, has relatively scant buildings, streets or public places named after women. There are approximately less than 30 streets amongst nearly a thousand in Dublin’s city centre that bear the names of women.
The Two Johnnies, recognised for their humorous antics akin to the product of linking Ant and Dec with a midnight Tayto sandwich, seem to be having a laugh at our expense. A couple relocated together after merely a week, with an engagement following eight months later. One amusing clown recalls having to contact the Bord Gáis emergency service because two sisters deemed their radiator excessively hot. Isolation in midlife can be challenging, particularly when your social circle seems limited to parents, who aren’t necessarily your desired choice for companionship.