Former Finny Gale TD George 'General' Lee is to commemorate his brief political career by erecting a 100 foot high sculpture in the grounds of RTE in Dublin 4.

The art piece, which was sketched out by Lee on the back of Dail bills during his fruitless spell in the parliamentary chamber, will be hand built by grateful Fianna Fail backbenchers and financed by a collection among overjoyed RTE staff.

Details of the art piece are being kept under wraps, but The Spanner has exclusively learned that the sculpture is to be entitled ‘Ignoring the Oracle’ and pictures the martyr Lee being mercilessly violated by the oafish Inda Kenny.

Kenny is seen ignoring the rays of insight which emanate from Lee’s oversized brain and is instead distrcacted by a dancing Richard Brutal like figure – who is holding a dagger behind his back, poised and ready to strike.

“It will be a monument to the triumph of ignorance over genius, the oppression of smart dubs by thick culchies, and the cruel rejection of the greatest Irish political mind of a generation,” said an art critic identified only as ‘George L’.

A Finny Gale front bencher dismissed the journalist’s claims of alienation, saying that Lee’s demands had offended the party. “He wanted everyone to stand up, bow and shout ‘All hail our economic messiah’ whenever he entered a room,” said the blue-shirted insider.

“He also demanded a leather jacket with ‘TD Lee – Listen to me’ studded in diamonds, and a mirrored room of tuxedoed cigar smoking monkeys to practise his speeches in.

‘God knows we love a bit of fascist personality cult as much as the next right wing group but that was all a bit much.’

Lee has been tipped to return to his former post as economics correspondent with RTE but sources say he may in fact have his eyes on a higher calling.

“Well the Pope can’t have too many years left in him so that’s an option,’ said one confidant. ‘But being the humble kind of guy George is he’d probably settle for General Secretary of the UN or captain of the Irish rugby team.”