New FF: third way or the high way

NONSENSE and lies”, was Bertie Ahern’s put-down to the media coverage of Charlie McCreevy’s acceptance of the European Commission job.

The thrust of his argument was we were essentially making it up, he wasn’t reluctantly taking up the job, there was no ouster.

Granted, speculation is the plankton on which the media feeds but coverage leading up to his surprise announcement had concluded McCreevy’s would be the name to emerge. It was also clear there were forces spinning against him.