Do we really need a Department of Sport?

IF YOU came down this direction to get refuge from the John O’Donoghue furore towards the front of the paper, don’t take flight because you see his name printed here.

You’re still in the sports section, don’t worry.

Unless you’ve been holidaying under a stone for the last few weeks, however, you’ll be aware of the outrage provoked by the Ceann Comhairle’s expenses regime, which tabloid convention suggests we describe as “lavish” at every opportunity.