A woman finds out she's pregnant and returns home when the expected father wants nothing to do with her.
Shelley's summer is ruined by the fact that her parents are separating. She withdraws from the real world and lives in her own fantasy world of magic and music.
A wry story of female friendship: Jean and Kate, two "nearing-thirty" street performers, find the ups and downs of life and love amid the pubs and music scene of modern day Dublin.