Icon of the boom defies convention

THE disparate threads of the Celtic Tiger Tragedy suddenly became woven into a single tapestry of sorrow at the opening of the Convention Centre Dublin as what was intended to be the icon of the boom instead showcased those buried beneath the rubble of the bust.

Look! There’s Bertie Ahern! And what are the tarnished Taoiseach’s thoughts on his very own Seanad nominee Ivor Callely taking that extraordinary trip to the Four Courts?

“I’m afraid to say anything about lawyers – they’re very dangerous,” Bertie shrugged, still beaming that shameless trademark twinkle which transfixed the tribunals.