The election homily

In the meantime, as it's a Sunday, I pass on to you this morning a story from Charlie Talbot here at the Punchestown Count Centre, writes Brian Byrne. He said he heard it at Mass during election time, in a homily.

It seems that a local man went for election as an Independent for the first time out, and at the end of a very busy four-week campaign he netted just 17 votes.

A friend asked him had he learned anything from his foray into politics? "I did," he said. "I learned that there are more than 2,000 liars in the town."

Amen.