Dr Stroke survives messy removal op

Step forward Dr James Reilly — stroke specialist.

Dr Stroke survives messy removal op

Despite never knowingly showing shyness about his own abilities before, this new area of the health minister’s expertise only came to light after it was diagnosed by fellow medic Dr Leo Varadkar, who noticed some tell-tale scaring on Reilly’s visage that he pinpointed as “looking like stroke politics”.

In denial about the disorder, Reilly sought a second opinion from Coalition head quack Enda Kenny — who has an honorary doctorate in delusional studies from the University of Turning A Blind Eye — and the Taoiseach soon dispensed an all-clear as he commended the health minister for doing everything “in the interest of the patients”.

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