The popularity of punditry

THE Rose of Tralee: in the modern world of televisualising, it’s a rarity. There are not many programmes that an entire household will actually sit down and watch together, on a TV, live, interrupted only by trips to the kettle and a bit of snarky tweeting.

A pundit is now any ex-sportsman sitting in tight shiny trousers on a couch stating the bleedin’ obvious and steadfastly avoiding a prediction

As the fine sensible smart girls nudge, wink and “ah-shur-you-know-yourself-Daithi” their way through their stage appearance, a sizeable chunk of the population will at least have a look out of curiosity.