Summertime!

Traditionally the temperatures in Abu Dhabi during the summer soar into the 50's, and since at those temperatures the brain begins to fry, those of us with decent jobs get the hell out of here.

That means, of course, that we instead spend most of our time in wetter climates, both internally and externally. A time of abandonment where the entire year's training programme is wiped out in a matter of weeks. When bellys soar to extreme dimensions as the Abu Dhabi Crest appears in the most unlikely of places, behind the most unlikely of glasses. Here's a few glimpses of the summer at home as seen through the somewhat hazy view of the Fianna faithful.

These pages are dedicated to the poor unfortunates who remain behind, frying their brains!

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