Micheál must go to Washington and bring back Garth Brooks...

'Forget about all the vaccination promises for a moment, Brooks is exactly the kind of medicine we need' 

Garth Brooks sings Amazing Grace during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Picture:AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool.  

When Micheál Martin heads to Washington DC next month for St Patrick's day he will have the weight of the world on his shoulders.

And I'm not only talking here about the heavy bag of shamrock he will have to heave through customs (God only knows what the sniffer dogs at JKF airport will make of Micheál's luggage), but also he will be carrying with him the hopes and dreams of this tiny nation. We badly need a lift, and I feel Michael's flight to see Joe could provide us with that.