JUST when we thought the Murphy report might shake the Taoiseach from his semi-comatose and detached state, he made a statement that would have been worthy of the most craven utterances of deference during Archbishop John Charles McQuaid’s regime.

MY wife and I made a special bus trip to Cork last Monday to see the Christmas lights in Bishop Lucey Park.

I THINK people who are ferociously attacking Brian Cowen at the moment should give him a break. He’s the most suitable man to drive the country along this long road out of recession.

A WORD in praise of Bord Pleanála.

RECENTLY I availed of the toilet ‘facilities’ at Kent Station, Cork. They are a complete disgrace especially in view of the fact that Cork is now European Capital of Culture.