Dubliners Chapter 12 - Ivy Day In The Committee Room

In which a small group of men gather in a dimly lit committee room on a bleak autumn day to discuss the intricacies and rivalries of local politics, the legacy of a beloved leader, and the prospects of Dublin’s future under the shadow of a royal visit. Their talk, punctuated by the flicker of firelight and the opening of stout bottles, drifts between suspicion, loyalty, and the ever-present burden of disappointment in the public and private faces they present.