I’ve got a new toy – a Kodak Zi6. It’s going to be in my handbag charged and ready for anything and we’ll see if it proves useful.

If I’m well enough to be out and about during the election campaigns in Dublin (and that currently is a big if given the last six months) I’ll try and do an election diary of sorts. This may include interviews and random thoughts and coverage of events. I could also take some days leave from work and cover campaign events/hustings etc – please feel free to send invites and press releases to tips@mamanpoulet.com

Yesterday while waiting on a train I faced a Caroline Simons poster and wondered what all the Libertas money was doing creating Mother Superior…