A word to the wise men at RTÉ on the true spirit of Christmas giving

IF I had any influence with the powers that be in RTÉ, I’d get them to re-institute what was once a wonderfully reliable element of pre-Christmas radio broadcasting: something that used to happen on Christmas Eve, EVERY Christmas Eve, around mid-morning or lunchtime, if I remember rightly.

An actor named Denis Brennan, with a big deep chocolaty voice, would read a short story. Big deal, I hear you say. For Godsake, I further hear you say, what the hell is wrong with this madwoman?

We’re all broke, we’re going off the Government (according to the poll in yesterday’s Sunday Business Post) because of the Budget they’ve inflicted on us, we’re under pressure to create some kind of a Christmas out of nothing, our kids are going to be disappointed for the first time ever, and she’s warbling on about a short story? Puhlease…