Have you heard the latest Irish Joke?

This in today’s Australian

Up to a dozen Irish MPs were expected to boycott John Howard’s address to the parliament in Dublin overnight, reflecting strong concerns over Australia’s role in Iraq

The criticism of Mr Howard has been led by a range of minority groups in the 116-member Dail (the lower house), including the Greens and the parliament’s sole Socialist Party MP, Joe Higgins.

Greens and socialists are everywhere but I fail to see how there stranger than fiction activities could possibly be “an irritant” for the PM as the article suggests. I think it’s more a case of Steve Lewis wishing it were so.