Dave Tynan

We Used to Dance Here is a portrait of both Dublin and Dubliners in flux, exploring life on the margins, toxic masculinity, and frustrated ambitions. With dog tracks, late-night radio talk shows, pubs, messy break-ups, industrial accidents, and the reality of housing precarity, these stories reveal a darker, edgier side to Dublin. They do so in brilliant, crackling prose.

We Used to Dance Here is a portrait of both Dublin and Dubliners in flux, exploring life on the margins, toxic masculinity and frustrated ambitions. With dog tracks, late-night radio talk shows, pubs, messy break-ups, industrial accidents and the reality of housing precarity, these stories show a darker, edgier side to Dublin and they do so in brilliant, crackling prose....