Sometimes you’ve just got to laugh at the antics of politicians – even when the subject matter is serious, as is the current contentious debate on the long overdue legislation of the X case. The following poem is my salute to the deputies in Dail Eireann who, when forced to work into the small wee hours, really show their mettle. KNEES-UP IN THE DAIL BAR Some were saying rosaries and singing songs of praise Twenty years engagement in political affrays Was drawing to conclus