Jim Corr

Roll up, roll up, it's time for the nutty professor! Free publicity! A rapt audience! Plenty of post-show watercooler moments! No actual value or point whatsoever! Yes, in case you haven't noticed, conspiracy-lover Jim Corr is on the prowl again. RTE's Saturday Night Show chose him as one of their first guests, promptly followed by an appearance on Gerry Ryan's radio programme.

In case you have been living under a rock on Mars, being probed by New World Order-funded aliens, Corr has swapped cheesy guitar strumming for 'researching' and preaching the kind of conspiracies that would make David Icke blush. Unfortunately, all of Corr's 'study' and 'research' and 'expertise' seems to be solely made up of annoying email attachments and YouTube videos about WHAT REALLY HAPPENED on 9/11.

The sole reason for having Jim Corr on current affairs programmes or chat shows ? apart from making the rest of the Corrs cry salty tears ? is not to make fun of the crazy. Bring on the loony, have them say loony things, and let everyone laugh at the loony.

Even the most gullible of folks raised their eyebrows for maximum facial smirk when Jim starting banging on about the Haiti earthquake being the result of people bombing the centre of the earth with 'God weapons'. On a more serious note, the state broadcaster has a duty to balance this eejitry with something slightly saner. Just because Jim was in a famous band, doesn't mean he should be allowed a national platform to spout the kind of things people get moved on by the cops on O'Connell Street. Not forgiven, not forgotten.