Bertie has issues to address here — not in US

THE Taoiseach was quoted recently as saying to the Polish prime minister that the fatal attack on the two young Polish men in Dublin was basically a rare occurrence.

On the same day on RTÉ’s Liveline, and indeed over the three previous days, there were overwhelming anecdotal and eyewitness accounts from listeners that the opposite is actually true.

According to the many contributors to the show, Ireland has actually become a state of fear for a considerable number of people who have been brutally attacked, assaulted, robbed and intimidated on the streets and in their homes.