The Taoiseach has arrived at Ballybritt raceourse and demanded that everyone cooperate fully with legisltion on NAMA, the body being set up to establish the right to debt of the unborn in Irleland.

“This should not be cynically used as an opportunity to examine or improve legislation by opposition members in the Dail,” said Mr. Cowen in the saddling enclosure. “The time for that sort of luxuriating in pointless debate is not now, but in the future, when I’m dead”.

Mr. Cowen was narrowly defeated in the subsquent race.

This week we present a special series of clips related to The Green Party, starting with John Gormley, leader of the Green party here talking openly, honestly and bravely about the dire consequences for smaller parties when getting into bed with Fianna Fail.

This sketch was first broadcast in Episode 16 of Series 1 on June 17 2009.

Cast: Dermot Carmody, Karen Ardiff, Joe Taylor

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