(Sorry, just couldn't resist it)
 |
| Cost Center # 1 and # 2 |
It's one thing having the nom de plume,
Dublinlandlady, and taking the naive step of writing about domestic idiosyncrasies
and our recession-busting solutions, quite another to have an alter ego who
wrote of a sad and emotive event and then sued the State. That alter ego,
Deirdre de Barra has ditched her anonymity and Deirdre Conroy's first tentative
steps into the light have been gratifyingly received with great support and
warm praise. I can't thank those enough who have written to me, like pouring
oil on my writing engine.
It feels like two parts coming together
after a long time and is a surprising relief. I have resisted telling my
private story and it is very strange to see my name and photo in print but I've
just got old enough not to care about the personal and angry enough at the hysterical debates, none of which will restore the life of Savita
Hallapanaver.
So, now, entering the labyrinthine Engine of
State to grapple with the Heads of Bill, I am wondering where this road will
turn next. To a decent, compassionate place, one hopes.
No comments:
Post a Comment