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In the course of these meditations, I no longer think of O'Donoghue by his name, still less as "An Ceann Comhairle", but as "Johnny Cash", a moniker I picked up in one of the redtops. I particularly relish contemplation of those chauffeured trips around Heathrow, and even more the idea of an embassy official being transported by limousine from the centre of London to entertain the Cash family for an hour at the airport.
Minister for Arts, Tourism and Sport Martin Cullen has strongly criticised the media coverage of the expenses controversy surrounding Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue. Mr Cullen claimed today that many of the facts regarding Mr O'Donoghue's expenses had been presented in an "extremely distorted" fashion. [...] Speaking at the launch of a report by the Tourism Renewal Group at Government Buildings today, Mr Cullen said while there had been failures regarding expenses, he did not accept "the denigration of decent people who had served for a long period of time". "Anybody that goes abroad for this country works extremely hard, and it is unfortunate that it is presented all the time as some kind of junket". Mr Cullen said he would much prefer to be at home with his family on St Patrick's Day rather than attending 24 functions in 48 hours as he did last year.
