Dog day afternoon for leader who hasn’t been in hiding

IT WAS a dodgy day for the Taoiseach to be seen receiving €1,000 in a bookies.

Thankfully for Mr Ahern Paddy Power did not deliver the stake for the charity wager in a briefcase, but electronically.

“I’ve not been in hiding!” a decidedly grumpy Bertie tersely announced as soon as he came out of hiding.