A less than slick promo for the International Forestry Fund featuring the cheeky little divil and a 1980s porn soundtrack.

Why selling Irish forests might just be patriotic.

To the (plastic-handed) pitchforks!

(Thanks Mark Malone)

What about de trees?

Outlining details this afternoon at Buswell’s Hotel, Dublin, of a private members’ motion (which will be put to a vote in the Dail this week) to halt Coillte’s plan to sell off harvesting rights to Ireland’s 1.2 million acres of public forests, were from left, Joan Collins TD, Catherine Murphy TD, Clare Daly TD and Richard Boyd Barrett TD.

Bertie Ahern is chairman of the International Forestry Fund, a private tree-felling operation.

(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has been taking his full €150,000 a year pension since he left the Dail, after reversing his decision to give part of it back to the State.
The revelation comes as new figures released under Freedom of Information legislation show that only seven out of 116 former ministers gave up part of their pensions last year, despite the introduction of a simple system to allow them to do so.
None of the Fianna Fail ministers who presided over the economic crash gave up any part of their pensions.

Just let let that sink in.

Bertie is trousering €12.500 a month – about €3,000 a week.  Which would be about €600 a day if he was working. Which he’s not.

Then re-watch this.

Now. Who needs a brisk walk in the crisp morning air when you can get your pulse racing like that?

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern does U-turn on ‘gift’ and takes full €150,000 pension (Michael Brennan, Irish Independent)

Berte Ahern and friends, Sea Island, Georgia, USA, 2004. Remember how we slagged him off? Now look:

Italian designer Pal Zileri’s Spring/Summer collection 2012. We’re not laughing now. Oh no.

Thanks MindlessD

Teflon Bertie dusting it up in Africa rite now…www.channelstv.com twitpic.com/91lyyt

— Clement Esebamen (@ClementEsebamen) March 26, 2012

Nigeria, to be specific.

#Bertie Ahern is giving lecture in #Nigeria, the most corrupt country in the world. Talk about preaching to the converted. #mahon

— Pat Flanagan (@patflanagan1) March 26, 2012