October 27, 2003
Divine Intervention
Bertie Aherne was on plane that was hit by lightning this week too. He was also in Pollatomish, Co. Mayo to inspect the damage caused by the landslide earlier this month.
The locals had noted that he was quick to visit the scene of flooding in Dublin earlier this year and offer compensation - in Mayo, the locals still do not know what compensation they will receive, if any.
Graveyard at Pollatomish. Picture of graveyard before the landslide below.
His absence had been noted by Enda Kenny, leader of Fine Gael (and a Mayo man) as well as Dana, local MEP. It's probably just a coincidence that the local and European elections are around the corner. It looks like the insurance companies are treating the landslide as an Act of God (though I'm not sure what the folk in Pollatomish did to offend the Almighty). Someone should probably ask Dana, since she is currently campaigning to have God invoked in the proposed EU constitution. Call me cynical, but what better way to raise one profile in a forthcoming European election that to ensure that the Godless Europeans don't leave dear old God out of the constitution?[And before anyone in Connemara laughs at California for electing Arnie as governor, you might wonder why you elected Dana, whose hitherto claim to fame was winning the Eurovision song contest in 1971 and singing a song for the Pope when he visited here in 1979].
Posted by Monasette at October 27, 2003 09:50 PM