Conor Lenihan gets the Red Card

[johnfás]

The Junior Minister wants Kildare Street to rank up there with the great footballing addresses alongside Old Trafford and the Nou Camp.

Leinster House is falling down but Mr Lenihan wants a new football pitch in the basement. The latest bright idea from the Fianna Fail TD, known for his occasional eccentric outbursts, is an indoor exercise area for TDs to play football.

The minister even wrote to the authorities in the Houses of the Oireachtas to get his masterplan implemented.

Given that Leinster House is due to undergo renovations as a roof is about to collapse, it is understood Mr Lenihan's plan got a straight red card.

Irish Independent

[meriwether]

Next leader of FF?

[johnfás]

Next leader of FF?

A potential assistant manager for Trappatoni more like :P.

[popper]

Does he mean a football pitch or a soccer pitch?

[Kate P]

The Junior Minister wants Kildare Street to rank up there with the great footballing addresses alongside Old Trafford and the Nou Camp.

Leinster House is falling down but Mr Lenihan wants a new football pitch in the basement. The latest bright idea from the Fianna Fail TD, known for his occasional eccentric outbursts, is an indoor exercise area for TDs to play football.

The minister even wrote to the authorities in the Houses of the Oireachtas to get his masterplan implemented.

Given that Leinster House is due to undergo renovations as a roof is about to collapse, it is understood Mr Lenihan's plan got a straight red card.

Irish Independent

The renovations are a red herring - he got a red card because any sane person knows that the sight of Dick Roche in football shorts would have the same effect as those underground chambers Saddam used for dispensing with less favoured members of his party...

[meriwether]

Does he mean a football pitch or a soccer pitch?

If its all coming from the public purse, its soccer.

[pauriceenjack]

Can they not play football in the carpark now that wth the green influence some spaces are vacant due to green alternatives?

[digoutday]

Like Old Trafford? i.e. a place for FFer's to meet to collect bribes?

[anonymoose]

Can they not play football in the carpark now that wth the green influence some spaces are vacant due to green alternatives?

If a car park is good enough for the Ballyhaunis Cricket team then it'll good enough for our dhaoine uisle