Spoof ad for new leader a big hit

ONE of the country’s most vibrant online recruitment agencies — RecruitIreland.com — carried a spoof ad on its popular website for the position of taoiseach that has attracted global interest.

One day late of being the perfect April Fool joke, the vacancy plug was first posted on Wednesday in the wake of Bertie Ahern’s shock announcement.

In its first 24 hours, the ad had attracted more than 135,000 hits — a figure that has since grown quicker than a TD’s waistline.