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Davy Little has been dropping into Mr Tubs in Phi
bsborough for 18 years. “It’s a habit,” says Davy, a quiet and unassuming gent of a man in his biker gear. He drops by Mr Tubs, drops in a wash and has a pint in The Bohemian before collecting his cleans. Originally from Ayr, he came to Ireland because “the taxman was chasing him” and he was “running away from an ex”. Davy ended up being a cellar man in the Four Seasons pub on North King Street and Capel Street corner back when it was a trad bar and that’s where he met Colm Bodkin (from Bodkins pub across the road). Davy lives in sheltered housing in Cabra and feels “secure and safe” there. He’s had a speech impediment all his life, it comes from his fathers’ side, but Davy accepts it graciously and says, “it never held me back.” He’s someone who happily keeps to himself reading the likes of James Patterson and Lee Childs or listening to Zepplin and Hendrix. However, his Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Drifter is his pride and joy. It’s “amazing” the number of people who come up to him to admire it. It’s his own thing though, he’s not part of any larger biker scene or community. 18