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In a picture-postcard setting overlooking Kenmare Bay, Mickey Ned O’Sullivan ponders the transience of it all – but also how bonds endure. “I would never look at time moving, but I can’t believe 50 years went this fast,” the 73-year-old admits. “But the beauty of it is, we’re still friends, the groups we’ve played with. And there’s a great respect. We still ring each other.”