No beer, no cheer: Bertie in November

IT’S November, the month every year that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern gives up Bass for 30 days.

But going on the tack also often means going on the attack. In the Dáil yesterday, the Taoiseach was in a mean mood, barely disguising his annoyance at the opposition who were clearly getting under his skin.

There was no shouting or roaring, no dagger looks or anything. It was partly the swipes he made.