Same story from ancient Rome to Irish Republic

THE result of the Lisbon referendum has reminded me of one of the scenes from Life of Brian — not the life of Brian Cowen, but the film.

There is a hilarious sketch in which the question posed is what have the Romans ever done for us?

In the end, Reg asks: “… but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?”