Originally published: 2 Mar 07. There's a glorious 5 star hotel in Dublin City Centre. It's called The Shelbourne and it is steeped in Dublin history.
Last night I arranged to meet 4 friends in it's famous Horseshoe Bar before going on to dinner. Well I arrived on time to discover that it is closed and has been for a year undergoing extensive renovations!
So one by one I rang my friends to organise a different venue... and can you guess what each of them said to me? That's right, it went along the lines of "I assumed you knew it had been closed but I guessed that it had just opened again".
It made me think of the Titanic hitting the iceberg... I wonder how many people had private misgivings about charging through an icefield but assumed somebody else knew better? My advice to all my friends is 'please save me from myself!'.
I only live 10 miles from the city centre but it's obvious that I don't get out much anymore.
PS. The Shelbourne Hotel did actually open it's doors to the public again on the 13th March
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