DUBLIN
area focus dubLin: BY JeaN sMulleN
duBlin is a city where the
Familiar is always comForting,
esPecially to the old and new
irish who inhaBit it. the wit is
Fierce, uncomPromising and
irreverent; the vernacular
culture, legendry. where else
would you Find the “Floozie
in the Jacuzzi"? an ethereal
coPPer Fountain once
Positioned in the centre oF
o'connell street. the statue,
a symBol to a generation
oF duBliners, has now Been
rePlaced By a modern tram
system, the luas. the denizens
oF duBlin do not take their
landmarks seriously, But they
Fiercely identiFy with the
Places and PeoPle who deFine
and shaPe the culture oF their
viBrant cosmoPolitan city.