Happy St Patrick's Day

Or Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit as we like to say in Irish

A tradition as holy as St. Patrick’s Day itself. Ireland’s high political classes partake in a long-held Irish custom: they leave the country for St Patrick’s Day. This year, we sent our politicians to far flung destinations such as Tanzania, Vietnam, Chile and Utah. The Taoiseach (Prime Minister) always goes to Washington DC to chat with the sitting Pr…