THE legendary Scrap Saturday mocked the Flynnstones — Ireland’s leading stone age political family — but its clear that the Mayo clan is having the last laugh.

BERTIE AHERN had lost the public.

THE world is going nuclear, but not Ireland. As many as 40 countries are making preparations dramatically to reduce their fossil fuel dependency by introducing or greatly increasing their nuclear power generating capacity. They are doing so for two reasons: the finite capacity of oil reserves and the impact of burning fossil fuels on the production of carbon emissions which, in turn, increase global warming.

IN politics honesty is not necessarily the best policy. Just ask Samantha Power.

Cowen runs the risk of being seen by the public as the principal apologist for Ahern (with the obvious exception of Martin Mansergh) if he continues to defend the indefensible.

MUCH of Charles Haughey’s financial need was caused by the requirement to keep his mistress Terry Keane in the style to which she had become accustomed.

SOME powerful employers are behaving disgracefully in their treatment of a small number of weak workers.

Many people believe there is no smoke without fire and what he’s up to is one hell of a smokescreen.

We can hardly complain about the status of licences held by other nationalities when so many of our older generation were given the right to drive under a scandalous amnesty.

This is an internal matter of no real consequence to anyone other than those involved and those who support Cork hurling and football.