Forget the drama and get on with it

EXPECT next week’s political agenda to be dominated by a Punch and Judy show garnished by a generous helping of what we might call “hip replacement syndrome”.

In other words, expect a revival of the National Stadium saga as the issue is due before Cabinet on Tuesday.

The Punch and Judy show involves Part XXVII of that old row between Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats. But beneath this political game is a more wide-ranging theme which some observers call hip-replacement syndrome.