Day 141 - Saturday, May 21st, 2011

A mid-afternoon beeline was made to The Woolshed, which was the (pleasantly packed) anointed venue for watching the Heineken Cup Final betwixt Leinster and Northampton, in the company of ardent Leinster fans Conquer, Jeff and Keith, all of whom were bedecked in replica shirts. My orange Hollister tee-shirt didn't quite pass off as Leinster garb, earning displeasing initial commentary from the Linstir faithful.

3-pint jugs of Heineken ensured a splendid mood for the 5pm kick-off, though this was slightly dampened by an abysmal first-half performance from the Leinstermen, but in an epic comeback, a 16-point deficit was summarily overturned to become an 11-point victory.

Carefully dodging a torrential downpour, the celebrations moved onward to The Kitchen restaurant on South Anne Street for some spontaneous availing of some Citydeal Vouchers, where Sinead Conquer Jeff and I enjoyed a starter (a cracking rare beef salad), a 12 inch pizza (chicken, goats cheese and peppers) and 2 bottles of Peroni for €10 each. Adding some sundries including a warm chocolate brownie for myself and gratuity, and the bill still amounted to just €18 each - quality!

Next venue was The Grafton Lounge where we got a fine vantage-point table near the door, and we were joined by Richie and Brian  for accentuated banter. Bloatage from excessive food and lager made me decide to forego the imminent pleasures of Lillie's Bordello (gasp!) and call it a very pleasant night, grabbing some broadsheets and a taxi home around 1am.


Huzzah for Leinster!

Contentment   : 17 / 25
Excitement :      3.5 / 10
Memorability :  5.5 / 15

Overall Score : 52% (12th out of 141)