The winter is here and so too are the freezing cold and dark mornings.
That is, of course, if you’re not an Irish politician who can currently lie on in bed until 10 or even 11am if they want to.
They’re all currently enjoying a 12-day-holiday break, just after they came back a few weeks ago from their 10-week summer holiday break and just a few weeks away from their 4-week Christmas break.
Both the Dáil and Seanad are now closed for business until November 6.
So the next time they come begging for votes, ask them exactly what they’re doing for you, your community or even the country while they’re off on such lavish breaks.