Bertiebuzz has lost its sparkle

FOR sale: One used Taoiseach, slightly worn, very ratty.

Fianna Fáil are in trouble. Big trouble. They are sliding in the polls and their star performer is not shining the way he should be — the Bertie Buzz seems to have deserted him.

The good news from his drive-by election hit on Tallaght yesterday is that most people are not interested in the tribunals. The bad news is that they are not particularly interested in Mr Ahern either.