Well, what would you do?

If there is one thing that really grinds my gears (to quote that man of the people, Peter Griffin) it's our compo culture.

I have seen people openly boast about getting a couple of grand for stubbing their toe on a loose pavement slab, and I knew of one guy who was looking for compensation for a serious injury from a fast food restaurant, yet he was still able to play football every Sunday morning.

Hardly the sign of someone who had suffered the kind of physically debilitating injuries he was claiming.

But every now and then these stories can throw up something that is, in its own weird way, bizarrely amusing.

Take the case of one young Dublin man who is now seeking free legal aid after being arrested for stealing a car wheel.

Now, normally that would be a slam dunk case — minor offender turns up to court, court appoints lawyer and everybody just gets on with things.

But on this occasion, it turns out that the applicant for legal aid had received €26, 000 last year as a result of a compensation claim.

However, he frittered the whole lot in . . . three months.

Apparently, he spent it on hotels, drugs, buying cars and horses and importing dogs.

And the reason I found this story weirdly amusing and even strangely cheerful?

Well, gentle reader, that's because it looks like I might have finally found someone who is an even bigger eejit with money than I am.