After McAleese, the list is long but one man would be good for a laugh

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese is donating a number of ball gowns to a charity auction. This alerted me to the prospect of life after her presidency when it ends in 2011.

After McAleese, the list is long but one man would be good for a laugh

Bookies have to be forward-thinking. So it’s time to start previewing the runners and riders. Given our straitened economic circumstances, maybe we should avoid the cost of an election. I want to prompt a debate on who might be the “agreed” choice.

The requirements for the job are: availability, substantial ego, suitable amounts of gravitas, oratory, likeability, electability, cúpla focal, half-decent CV, firm handshake and a willingness to travel the world.

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