Is this Leo’s way of saying goodbye?

REMEMBER Dara Murphy? He’s the Cork TD who once used a Garda car to ferry him to Dublin Airport. Now the European People’s Party is putting him in charge of its European election campaign. We were impressed by the naivety of the TD who expressed surprise at Leo’s support of the idea, noting: ‘It will make it very difficult for Dara to retain the seat, given he will be away so much.’ Which, we would assume, is precisely the plan. THE Medical Independent recently reported that the Royal College of Surgeons spent almost €30,000 on wine and beer in the 18 months to June 2017. Those are the guys who keep telling the rest of us to cut back. The college explain that the alcohol was served on occasions such as conferrings, surgical meetings, conferences and alumni and fellow meetings. A Freedom of Information request reveals that the college spent €15,541 on booze in 2016. Remarkably in the first six months of this year, they’ve glugged another €13,433 of it. Isn’t that always the way? Once you start, you can’t stop… SEPTEMBER brings the annual race between Ógra Fianna Fáil and Young Fine Gael for fresh blood. This year the young Blueshirts have an arresting image depicting Leo as Luke Skywalker, Helen McEntee as Princess Leia and a swashbuckling Eoghan Murphy as Han Solo. Best of all, they include the departed Enda as Obi-Wan Kenny-obi.