Let’s remember Bertie’s promises during Olympic opening ceremony

SO, we’re nearly there. The Games will begin next Saturday, with a spectacle capable of being enjoyed around the world.

At the climax of the opening ceremony, our Taoiseach will be surrounded on the stage in Croke Park by some of the leading personalities, celebrities and sports people of the world. The sort of people who will gather there will ensure that the TV pictures will be transmitted all over the globe.

It will be the photo opportunity of a lifetime for the Taoiseach. It will be one of the highlights of his career, shown in future years whenever there is a need to look back on the achievements of this two-term leader of Fianna Fáil. The peace process, the Good Friday agreement, the first political leader for years and years to be re-elected, and the Special Olympics in Ireland.