Ostrichitis in full effect in the force

The AGSI conference in Killarney was a classic. Faced with a major crisis in public confidence, they commissioned a poll

There is just something about Kerry that makes it wildly difficult for the rest of Ireland to understand. The theft of 45 sheep from a Mount Brandon farmer is a classic specimen of national navel-gazing upon the Kingdom. Last Sunday’s RTÉ news report featuring Mikey Joe O’Shea’s rather unique west Kerry accent has already racked up over 300,000 views on YouTube. Ellen DeGeneres, eat your heart out.

This fascination with Kerry creeps casually ...