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It pays to know your onions

Friendly neighbours with that tasty vegetable in hand come to my culinary rescue

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The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.
Tue Jul 21 2026 - 06:00 • 1 MIN READ

Sir, – When lacking an onion while preparing dinner, I put the call out. In less than a minute, three friendly neighbours with onions in hand were out on the path. Lively chat and laughs ensued in the evening sun. I was lucky dinner got made at all.

Social media is not all bad, I feel. – Yours, etc,

MARIA CROYDON,

Killiney,

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