Truth is, Gore’s movie is no bore

AN INAUGURAL showing of Al Gore’s film, An Inconvenient Truth, took place at Dublin’s Screen Cinema last week.

It was sponsored by the Green Party who invited representatives of other parties to attend. Being a bit of a cynic when it comes to matters political, I was surprised that so many of them showed up. Pat Rabbitte and the Overseas Aid Minister, Conor Lenehan, were there and the Dublin-based Green TDs were joined by Fiona O’Malley, Eamon Gilmore and Fergus O’Dowd.

But then, coalition with the Greens is a very real possibility after the next general election and it’s in the interests of other parties to cultivate good relations with them. Gore’s film concerns global warming and I wondered what went through the minds of our public representatives as the extent of this intractable problem was laid before them.