KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
While his reward may not come on February 25, Mr Gormley looks pretty certain his long-term future is bright.
* HAS outgoing TD Paul Gogarty already tidied up for the long holiday that looks likely to come the Greens way after the election? At the INTO debate on Saturday, he compared his party’s policy on closing the budget deficit to “ladies getting their legs or bikini lines waxed or men getting their chests and backs waxed”.
Once the giggling had ended, he explained: “The worst thing to do is get halfway through and come back tomorrow for more. You get the pain out of the way as quickly as possible and enjoy the sunshine.” Finally some root reform from the Greens.
* LUCKILY Michael Lowry’s campaign team had access to a mobile phone and a reliable network.
* THANKS to Alice on the Examiner.ie discussion boards for alerting us to the startling likeness between Micheál Martin and Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov. In fairness to Mr Martin, he does appear a great deal more industrious on the campaign trail than Berba might be, but like the big Bulgarian, it seems he too will soon be left out of all the big meetings.
* WHILE gardaí were yesterday investigating the theft of 1,200 Fianna Fáil election posters in Co Clare, posters also went missing in Dublin West.
In this case, however, the Shinners were able to walk the walk as well as talk the talk when it comes to community policing.
