In a country that has a serious problem with the abuse of alcohol the national broadcaster, RTÉ, decided to say goodbye to Bertie from Fagan's his local pub and close the Morning Ireland breakfast show with a parody of Bertie and the boys drinking, more hypocrisy, from a station that spends masses of money telling us to drink sensibly.

But sure it's only tax payer's money and totally unaccountable for, so what of it and what of the feigned high principles, sure we're well used to double standards in this country.

Instead of the national broadcaster bringing us the Bertie bits from the boozer, which have absolutely no relevance to the lives of most of their listeners, wouldn't it have been better to air his legacy, as it affects the people of this country.

If RTÉ had wanted to go out on a high note they could have opted for the peace process in the north, but they should have opened with hospital waiting lists, they should have spoken to families of patients who have died because they didn't get treatment on time.

Instead of doing sound bites from Fagan's they should have gone to A&E departments or hospital wards and asked the real people of Ireland what they though the Taoiseach's legacy was.

Equally the parents of students in Passage West who've been educated for far too many years in unequipped and unsuitable prefabs should have been asked for their opinions (just like many similar parents around the country).

I could go on and on, but I won't depress you further, suffice it is to say that the send off Bertie got on Morning Ireland put me in the mind of poacher turned game keeper and with a media like that (or an old boys network like that) thriving in the country is it any wonder that the politicians can get away with murder?

The legless two

First we had the Birmingham six, then the Guildford four, then the Colombia three and now it's the turn of the legless two.

The Mcguickins of Portugal fame. The couple who reckon their sangria jug was spiked by a Portuguese couple who wanted to rob them. Pleeease. Then they claimed it was food poisoning… the dog ate their homework….Who knows. One thing I can tell you though is that drink and the heat are a lethal combination. Drinking in the sun by day is a recipe for a complete disaster. Too much and it can lead to days of blinding headaches, not to mention a ferocious drain on body energy. Drinking in the sun and not eating. A complete no no. With all of the above and a jug of strong sangria and it's no wonder they were making the headlines.

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