Via Shane  comes word of one of Ireland’s landmark legal cases:

D4 Saps v. D4 Sap 

Wasting government money in a court near you very soon, if Labour Councillor Sean Kenny has anything to do with it. Clearly not a fan of personal responsibility, Mr Kenny (pictured on the way to Raheny Village) has responded to news that D4 drivers whose cars are being damaged by sap dripping from trees with gushing sympathy. The angry folk from the leafy suburbs aren’t happy to stump up for sap removal, so they’re branching out legally, and suing the trees.
Apparently tree sap is at the root of the issue, dripping down from the canopy above and wreaking havoc with the metallic paint jobs of myriad Mercedes, Jaguars and Porsche Chimaera 4X4s.
The council has (rightly) batted away several claims for compensation already but the D4 tree-haters won’t leaf it alone, so the High Court is preparing to hear the landmark case post-haste.
Evergreen Labour Party sap Seán Kenny has effectively backed up D4 claims that one has a right to expect a tree to ‘hold in’ its natural fluids if there’s a posh car parked underneath. He has called on the council to carry out an audit of the city’s roadside trees and restrict the planting of tree species which cause damage to cars. He also wants the council to assist residents in the removal of sap from cars.

The council, however, has advised the saps to remove themselves from their cars and go get a bucket, sponge, and some soapy water.

For once, a council edict you can agree with.

For Seán Kenny, we recommend an adult dose of Agent Orange.