Ireland pays heavy price for septic politics

SEPTIC tanks are the latest repository for the foul political culture in which we live. The whole palaver around the issue would be funny if it didn’t give off such as smell.

The pantomime on show includes such diverse characters as Big Phil, the strongman who made a perfect u-turn; Mattie McGrath, the King Canute of Rural Ireland; and our old friend, Cllr Maurice Hickey, a creation of Pat Shortt, who actually resemble some specimens of the real thing; It’s a tale about chickens coming home to roost at precisely the time when there’s precious little room in the coup.

Back around 30 years ago, bungalow blitz hit out across the land. These single storey dwellings were popping up everywhere, as some people opted for a bigger house out in the country.