We’re snowed under by banks, bondholders and a bad government

LAST week David McWilliams had his one-man show, Outsiders, in Tralee. I have never been much of a theatre-goer and the idea of spending an hour and a half listening to one person was not particularly appealing, especially when I tend to become decidedly restless, if the priest goes on even for 10 minutes with a Sunday sermon.

The McWilliams show was riveting. There was a full house and he spoke for an hour and a half without a break. I did not hear even one person cough throughout the whole show. People were obviously enthralled by his arguments.

McWilliams contends that the bailout will ultimately sink the Irish economy. He made an excellent case. Maybe some people there were not convinced, but I did not hear even one person complain. He answered questions for about half an hour afterwards, but nobody took issue with him.