• He’s gettin’ plannin’ permission alright
• Who?
• Christy Byrne
• Oh right ye, sure didn’t I tell ye. What’s he buildin’?
• A granny flat
• I thought his granny died years ago
• No, for Imelda’s ma
• Jaysis, is her ma dat old?
• I think she’s nearly seventy nine
• you think?
• O.K. she’s seventy nine in July
• How do you know?
• I met Imelda when I was out joggin’
• She came out and saw you reading the sign in the garden you mean
• She did ye, I was scarleh. I had to pretend I was stoppin’ to catch me breath
• Ye feckin’ eejit.
• Shurrup. Anyway, I’ve every right to read it. That’s what it’s there for
• Well why are ye makin’ excuses to Imelda then?
• I dunno, I didn’ want her to tink I was just bein’ a nosey cow
• Ye are a nosey cow Bernie. So is he buildin’ over the garage as well or wha’?
• Fuck off Jimmy. No, they’re  only converting the garage, paving the garden in concrete and gettin’ a wheelchair ramp and handrails.
• Jaysis. Did they win the lotto?
• Imelda said they’re gettin’ a grant from the council
• Why is her ma movin’ in? I remember Eileen, she was always a very independent woman
• She had a fall last month and had to have her hip done. She can’t live on her own any more, so Christy’s doin’ the garage up for her
• Poor Christy
• Why?
• Havin’ the mother in law livin’ wit him
• I think that’s lovely. Maybe we’ll do de same for my ma
• Ah now hold on Bernie
• What’s wrong wit my ma?
• How long have ye got Ber?

He’s such a little bolix sometimes!