As they have done for over 6,000 years, hundreds gathered at dawn this morning to celebrate the summer solstice at the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath, the seat of the ancient Irish High Kings.
There’s only so many times you can hear jokes about how many pints you drink and how many potatoes you eat before it becomes not just irritating but plain boring.
It was the unlikeliest of good working relationships, but somehow Martin McGuinness and Ian Paisley were able to put 30 years of warring and animosity behind them to lead Northern Ireland together.
