by Shane Barry
Thanks to the eager eyes of one of my loyal readers, I have updated my previous posting. As many people will know, the Irish Minister for Justice is not, as I wrote earlier, Malcolm McDowell but, of course, Michael McDowell. Perhaps the unconscious change of forename is linked to memories of A Clockwork Orange, which seems to be re-enacted most nights on Irish streets after closing time, despite the promises of tougher policing espoused by McDowell–Michael, that is.
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