Radio reviews
Claire Byrne is leaving RTÉ for a new role in Newstalk. Photo: Andres Poveda
I started a thread in this column a while back, keeping track of Ireland’s little local difficulties which were helping to distract us from global catastrophes.
These included the Dáil “speaking rights” shambles; a News at One item about An Garda Síochána needing a cadaver dog; the revelation on prime daytime radio that there is no mandatory training and testing system for tractor drivers. I’d add the weeks of obsession about the presidential election to the list – the political class was reaching for that comfort blanket far too early.