The Culchie Coup D’Etat via Skin Flicks
Yes, I know I wanted rid of Bertie Bung. Be careful what you wish for and all. I know.But still.A culchie coup d'etat?The BIFFO for Taoiseach we knew about. A man with no experience outside of politics running the country (into the ground) in a time of economic downturn. Fantastic.What we didn't see coming was the near total eradication of Dublin influence in the governing party at the executive table.With Bertie gone to the back benches, and Seamus Brennan jumping (for health reasons) before he was pushed, and his constituency colleague Tom Kitt bizarrely axed, the cabinet loses three Dublin ministers.And with Mary Hanafin demoted for her mishandling of the autism issue (and for being from Dublin), the capital loses further influence.In their place comes perennial non-achiever from...