From today's Irish Independent exposing Willie O'Dea for the Sleveen he really is

Mr O'Dea is clearly hoping the reaction in the area to his outbursts will be along the lines of: "Good man, Willie, at least you're doing something."

The minister must think the people he represents are gullible to believe him when he is giving a version of events which he knows is completely contradictory to the position of the Government in which he serves.

In general though, within Government circles, Mr O'Dea's intervention isn't being taken terribly seriously. "Ah sure that's just Willie being Willie. This is why he gets his huge vote in Limerick East," an insider said.

Read the full article here.