Rampant Rabbitte runs into a spell of trouble

RED-FACED Labour Party press officers are being sent back to school by Pat Rabbitte to cut down on their spelling gaffes.

Their release of the leader’s itinerary for his trip to Cork yesterday stated that he would be visiting The Lock (The Lough) and Middleton (Midleton).

The comedy of errors continued on his walkabout in the city centre when he stopped outside Brown Thomas and chatted with Catherine Walsh, from Cove Street. She said she was a Labour supporter, so the entourage felt sure that was a vote secured, until she informed them that she’d be on holiday in Marbella on polling day.