13.35 hours

Work for the day began at 7.45am when I picked up one of my colleagues for a 90km drive to the town of Bagenalstown in County Carlow where the day was spent in meetings. Got out for a few minutes at lunchtime with just enough time to bag a rather unhappy looking statue outside the Roman Catholic Church. Perhaps he was feeling glum at the prospect of the Pope's resignation which was scheduled for later in the day.