Willie gets frosty as army’s absence questioned

AS Dublin ground to a halt, our fearless Defence Minister, Willie O’Dea, sat back and pretty much shrugged his shoulders.

“We weren’t asked,” he growled, when questioned about the army’s lack of involvement in the emergency response to the worsening weather conditions.

Listeners could practically hear Newstalk radio presenter, Eamon Keane, explode with exasperation.