Irish State can raise billions of euro in the bond market. Photograph: Yann Schreiber/ AFP/Getty Imagesvillage on the bog road, beaten by torrential rain coming at you sideways, mightn’t be everyone’s idea of the perfect holiday.
In fairness, there’s something comical about paying for such a spiteful drenching. The late July temperature hits a sizzling 13 degrees, away from the wind.