Devil’s Dictionary for pragmatic mavericks, spin doctors and lobbyists

There has long been a need for an Irish political version of Ambrose Bierce’s famous Devil’s Dictionary.

What follows is a first installment. Suggestions for additional definitions will be welcomed

Annual Conference: A once-yearly opportunity to up-end the principles of hospitality; you get to invite ministers, be rude to them in your speeches, then heckle and hiss during theirs. Ministers would love to stay away, but are afraid they'd be called cowards.