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Almost 40 days now since it started to rain and apart from a few hours of intense sunshine here and there to raise the spirits, I think you'll agree it's been pretty depressing. I can't but feel sorry for the hundreds of groups, clubs and communities around the country who have organized outdoor events this Irish summer and put on brave faces during what has been 6 weeks of the worst (summer) weather I have ever experienced.

My mother believes that all this water is a direct result of the celtic tiger. She's fond of reminding me that we can't have it all, money and sunshine that is. She may have a point there, sometimes my mother makes more sense than all the weathermen and economists in the world.

There is some good news though, it's not all doom and gloom. Applegreen Arcadia has opened at Arcadia Retail Park in Athlone and manager and staff will be delighted to welcome you. Stop in and say hello, tell them the daily crab sent you. Nice to see that even during weather this bad you can find another apple on the tree!