John Gormley

Today the talk was of the convention. There was the usual post mortem over coffee. Eamon, Ciarán and I felt we had succeeded in getting out the message that the Greens are ready for government. However, over the next few weeks we need to be more focused. Right now, it has to be about the environment. Anything else is a distraction.

I won five euros from Trevor over the weekend. I predicted we’d be up in the Red C poll. He had his doubts. He was more than happy to be proved wrong. Eamon Ryan’s reaction to our bet: ‘Five euros! You miserable, tight bastards.’

Talk quickly turned to the rugby. By the way, there was a comment in one of the newspapers that the Greens left the bar in Galway after 20 minutes of the match. Not so. We went downstairs to watch it in the restaurant. It was fantastic stuff. Shane Horgan is easily Ireland’s most consistent player. Girvan Dempsey – solid and dependable – is our most under-rated player.

I remember watching D’Arcy playing for Lansdowne against Blackrock when he was about 19. He played full back that day and it was clear he had extraordinary talent. He seemed to disappear for a while after that. Some said he didn’t have the dedication. Well, he certainly does now. He’s world class.

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