Driver wants no truck with politicians

IF only the real Anglo Irish car crash could be disposed of so quickly.

Rescue crews removed the mess from the epicentre of public life within two hours of its arrival and at minimal cost to the taxpayer – the bank bailout it was protesting will burn into us for decades to come and see this country haemorrhage upwards of €30bn.

But, jamming a cement mixer truck into the gates of Leinster House first thing in the morning – what was the demonstrator thinking of? Didn’t he realise that after a mere 81-day summer break deputies needed to ease back into the old routine and wouldn’t be turning up until 2.30pm?