Sunday, June 15, 2008

He said it

The temptation to grab the spotlight … is strong … But it is held in check by the fear that the Irish … will be written off as troublemakers & ultimately lose the little lustre that we still have … poised between the pleasure of poking authority in the eye … & seeming like ungrateful sods

Fintan O’Toole 11 June 2008

OK, that is a heavily edited quote

But in one week we have:

The vote in Westminster on 42 days
The Irish referendum on the Lisbon treaty