Michael Finucane (Fine Gael)

In recent times there has been extreme concern on the basis of the statement by the US Secretary of State, Ms Condoleezza Rice, that these planes going through Shannon were not being used for torture. Ms Rice probably coined a new expression in the English language on the use of the word "rendition". I always thought the word "rendition" was a reference to when one asked someone to sing a song at closing time in a public house.