Fri Jul 10 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READSir, – At Dublin Castle, during the nadir of our fortunes following the financial crisis, the government assembled business luminaries mainly from the diaspora. At a breakout session that I chaired, a loud American gentleman intervened: “Before we start can someone tell me why are we here?” Before I could respond, Martin Naughton replied in his unmistakable Dundalk accent: “Because the tribe is in trouble.” That about summed it up. – Yours, etc, Pat RabbitteDublin 22