Bradley Bytes – A sort of political column by Dara Bradley

Headlines arising from an interview President Michael D Higgins gave to RTÉ radio’s Second Captains Saturday programme, aired in late August, told their own story.

One ‘line’ that newspapers picked up was that Michael D was returning to live in Rahoon after he leaves Phoenix Park in November. It was hardly news, never mind headline news.

Another Sunday newspaper ran an intro, quoting the President saying he will “do his best to have the place looking all right” for his predecessor. Jesus wept.

Imagine, these were the two most exciting news angles reporters gleaned from the 48-minutes interview. That’s how harmless it was.

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