Irish mourn another St Patrick’s Day lockdown

DUBLIN: The cellar of The Temple Bar in central Dublin would normally be stacked head-high with enough kegs of Guinness to serve thousands of pints to revellers toasting Ireland’s patron saint.

But this St Patrick’s Day on Wednesday, only a smattering of empty caskets line the chilled basement of the crimson-coloured pub, the cornerstone of the capital’s drinking district.

For the second year in succession, the normally raucous celebrations have been cancelled by coronavirus curbs.

“It’s a year on now and… we seem to be back where we started,” said publican Tom Cleary, perched on a barstool next to a Guinness tap fashioned in the shape of the Celtic harp.

“It’s sad there’s…