bertie

Feb 01 16:56

Truth blues

By: Ciarán Tags:

Ah - so that's what's wrong with this place. Too much north/southery

It's just dawned on me that '...ery' words are to Northern Ireland hectoring what '...ism' words are to members of the Socialist Workers' Party. But is it possible to be a north/southeryist and thus be anathema on all fronts?

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Dec 01 17:53

Slots

By: Ciarán Tags:

And they think it's bad in Westminster? They should go west for the real murk, involving a man whose rising wage is justified because the state doesn't buy him a house.

It looks like it's high time I abandoned my previous generosity...

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May 06 22:45

Why I Feel Sorry for Bertie

By: Ciarán Tags:

Poor old Bertie. It's been quite a week for him: a fouled up announcement of the election (whatever happened to the Council of State?) to the rising controversy over his finances to Vincent Browne's spectacular grilling (and put-down of P.J. Mara) at the Fíanna Fáil manifesto launch to the PD's self-serving ('vote for me: I'm not with stupid!') wobble and subsequent statement.

What's happening to him? There's a reason Bertie has been Taoiseach for ten years and that's that he is a smart and sophisticated politician. This week has been precisely the opposite of that.

My suspicion is that we ought to take pause before condemning him outright, however.

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