Let’s do the Labour time warp again

It was a week late, but Groundhog Day finally made its way to Cork yesterday.

Prior to the Taoiseach’s welcome to the Real Capital from jostling protestors — whose vigour was second only to that of the shamozzle of TDs elbowing their way into shot at the various PR opportunities across the city — the Labour Party held its health manifesto launch at the River Lee Hotel.

Flanked by junior health minister Kathleen Lynch and Cork South Central TD Ciarán Lynch, Joan Burton outlined the Labour vision to a gathered press, who had their eyes on the clock to make sure they had good time to make the ceremonial turning of the sod at Cork’s long-awaited event centre.