Jim Carroll

Don't know who suggested Comhaltas was in any way to blame for the 'alleged' parlous state of the clubs;

Up until now, Jim, you've been saying that folk clubs in the UK are collapsing or have collapsed because their orgnaisers are promoting crap standards whereas in Ireland everything is thriving and blossoming. In your latest attack on "those who insist that no standards are required" you lay the blame at the feet of "a Comhaltas organiser".

I gather from other sources that failed X-Factor contestants are roaming the land demanding floorspots in folk clubs although I haven't encountered them myself.