Harney was on the 1 O'Clock radio news. There is no way she as Minister for Health will allow public money to be spent on aeroplanes when the money could be used for more hospital beds, A & E etc. Pat Rabbitte is saying Bertie is well into the process of trying to cut deals with independant TDs for when the FF/PD alliance eventually collapses.
What a farce today - the Taoiseach, Bertie Aherne tearing stripes in his gutty boy accent out of Walsh in the Dail and just before that the Tanaiste or deputy prime minister, Mary Harney singing Walsh's praises up to the hilt in radio and TV interviews.
Crikey, is there any doubt now that aviation stinks so much in Ireland? The Shannon stopover lobby are rubbing their hands with glee today along with the smug union types in EI and in the former Aer Rianta and as for lots of new services to North America you can kiss goodbye to all that for a long, long time.