Things that strike me

This from RTE, and then this little nugget from Dermot Ahern via breakingnews.ie.

Northern Ireland uses sterling and miles. We use the Euro and kilometres. They have A-Levels up there. We have a Leaving Certificate.

In the name of Christ why does Dermot Ahern think we need to have the same drink driving legislation as they do up there?

I never, ever drink and drive. I don’t have much time for people screaming about the protection of the rural way of life if that rural way of life includes the possibility of killing or maiming yourself or someone else because you’re too irresponsible not to drink when you’re driving.

Just because Northern Ireland does things differently doesn’t mean we have to do the same as them. We got plastic tax first. We got the smoking ban and now we have Dermot Ahern welching on the idea we might just have some independence of thinking.

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