Sarah Carey: St Brigid will be celebrated in style in the village that’s named after her on Gran Canaria

When my friend Paul Hayes, PR consigliere for tech start-ups, said a gang was going to Gran Canaria for a few days, I nearly declined the invitation to join them. I usually confine myself to a single summer holiday. Then I gave in to spontaneity.

The clincher was confirmation that Paul’s mother, Dee Hayes, the legendary proprietress of The Arch Bar in Thurles, was coming. Alas, his father Pat couldn’t make it, so I’ll have to head to Thurles soon to catch up with him..