#burghquay

25 years ago today, the Irish Press passed away

Said roar, roar, the thunder and the roar

Son of a bitch is never coming back here no more 

(Tom Waits, Clap Hands)

On this day 25 years ago, the thunder and the roar of the Irish Press group’s printing works — the beating newspaper heart that had pumped the blood and oxygen of headlines and hearsay through a nation’s communication arteries for 64 years —  were silenced forever.

Takin…