Show pony Lee paraded around Dáil chamber

GEORGE LEE’S Dáil enthronement was a suitably lavish affair which took a lot out of all concerned.

The Blueshirt howl that greeted his entrance to the chamber shook the rafters and the applause as he, and fellow by-election victor Maureen O’Sullivan, took their seats was loud and sustained.

Convention dictated that Fianna Fáilers had no choice but to join in with the ovation, but as they stood there applauding their foe they looked glum and sullen – like they knew they were clapping themselves out of Government.