Fionnán Sheahan: Life of Ryan – Greens attract plenty of ire, but criticism just means they have fulfilled their promises
Mimicking Monty Python, the good-humoured senator Róisín Garvey mixed her strong west Clare accent with her best Cockney imitation. In the Life of Brian, John Cleese’s character asks his fellow beleaguered peasants: “What have the Romans ever done for us?” Upon reflection, the rebellious citizens decide the Roman invasion has turned out to be a good thing as they now had an aqueduct, sanitation, roads, irrigation, medicine, education, wine, public baths, safety, order and peace.
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