Did That Actually Happen?: A Journey Through Unbelievable Moments in Irish Politics

Remember the time Ray Burke had trees planted for a by-election, then uprooted them when he lost Remember the time Brian Cowen went on radio with a voice like Barry White, leading everyone to think he spent the night before on the black stuff Or remember the time Pee Flynn told us a story of three house, six-figure woe and asked us all to 'try it some time'

Politics is a strange business at the best of times, but Irish politics seems to have a special kind of strangeness about it, so much so that you often have to wonder, 'Did That Actually Happen '

With characteristic wry humour, columnist and broadcaster Paddy Duffy recounts the ridiculous but true stories that make Irish politics what it is: intriguing, amusing and completely daft as a brush.

If you're looking for a book that gets to the heart of our political system and offers solutions for the future, then you're probably in the wrong section. No navel-gazing, just belly-laughing.