Politician’s shuffle: Ring favours Katie, breaks hearts of Roses

First there was the Ali shuffle, then its John Joe Nevin Mullingar equivalent.

And now, courtesy of a politician whose dance card has been double booked, we have a Rose of Tralee-inspired version of the popular quick-footed routine.

Junior sport and tourism minister, Michael Ring, had been pencilled in to meet and greet this year’s participants at a major celebration in Westport, Co Mayo.