Frankie Gaffney, author of Dublin Seven, muses as he looks fondly over the landscape of the Garden of Remembrance. “I used to go on the mitch here.” Gaffney has chosen the epicenter of Irish historical commemoration as a spot for our photo shoot as that his old gaelscoil, Colaiste Mhuire, was located just across the road. It is a bright crisp morning, elegantly showcasing the Dublin metropolis in all its glory, with the water of the cross-shaped pond glistening in the morning light as seagulls soar overhead and workers eager for the upcoming long weekend hurry past the garden’s gates. However, the Dublin reality in … Continue reading The Writer Depicting Dublin’s Dark Side