Madam, – Am I the only one struck by the silly poses of our politicians as evidenced in photographs in The Irish Timeson November 12th? Enda Kenny (page 9) Mary Hanafin (page 14) while in Donegal and New York respectively, both strike a Papal gesture with arms outstretched.
Is this de rigueur for Ministers and all those aspiring to high office, from the Dáil School of Acting or just sheer telepathy ? As they say in newspaper parlance “watch this space”. – Yours, etc,