Mary Coughlan, the vegetables and Einstein

Tanaiste Mary Coughlan continues to do what she does best – regale the nation with her ignorance.

Speaking to entrepreneurs to promote IDA Ireland’s aggressive new campaign to market Ireland abroad she touched on the idea of the survival of the fittest.

She said the IDA would be marketing Ireland as the innovation island:

like Einstein explaining his theory of evolution.

Earlier in the week Coughlan referred to the Green Party in Irish as na Glasrai (the vegetables) instead of An Comhaontas Glas