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| E. Kenny at Beal na mBlath |
Bael na mBlath didn't work out for Enda. Given that most Irish politicians think an "oration" is something rude, was anyone really surprised that An Taoiseach was caught making inaccurate historical references about FG Godfather Michael Collins and his dealings with the Ruskies? The cat is firmly out of the bag, the bag has been set on fire. The huddled masses whisper in Castlebar as he walks by. He knows they know, they know he knows: he knows they think he knows very little. If only they knew...
So here, finally, the discarded list of top ten absolutely totally verifiable "facts" that anyone in FG knows is true, which were unwisely sacrificed in the final edit for that reference to Lenin, and indeed other members of the Beatles, because someone thought you had to exaggerate things to make FG seem relevant and edgy.
- DeV was against the treaty only because Arthur Griffith beat him at Jenga at the post-negotiation wrap party in London, following an adjucation by Collins. #soreloser.
- God is a big farmer.
- James Dillon invented Subbuteo.
- Michael Noonan armwrestles Mario Draghi like a mofo at every Brussels summit. Noonoo gets concessions, Mario gets a wrist fracture.
- Leo Varadkar has found the instruction manual to Lucinda Creighton.
- Ernest Blythe MADE the Abbey Theatre.
- The Pope came in '79 'cos Cosgrave told him to.
- Enda's speech on clerical abuse was a bold act of leadership.
- Five TDs in Mayo. Nuff said.
- Abortion is an election issue.
This finally and categorically puts to rest the foul notion that FG is full of anti-intellectual chest beaters and jocks. The officials responsible for this disaster have been dismissed and exiled in disgrace to the Irish consulate in Tahiti.
