Handing out “end of year awards” to politicians is a venerable and stupid Irish media tradition which has its foundation in two salient facts: First, and most obviously, it is a way to ingratiate the authors of the awards with the award-winner. One might expect, for example, that a rising star likely soon to be in power might get many awards from journalists who hope that their astute perception of his or her talents might be rewarded with friendly relations once the young charger takes power. Second, at this time of year news tends to come to a standstill, and those of us who fill column inches for the year need something to write.
These awards, my friends, are entirely in keeping with point two.
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