New Government Is Fianna Fail-ing At The First Hurdle

If the two ministers in charge of Ireland’s drug policy are anything to go by, this new Government of ours is going to be a wild ride.

- Joe O'shea

We’ve already gotten off to a great start with various Fianna Failers spending their entire first working week, in the middle of a once-ina-century public health crisis, whinging about not getting a ministerial Mercedes.

Lads, crying all over local radio because you didn’t get a junior ministry is not exactly a great look when so many ordinary working people are worried about unemployment, a sharp recession and paying the bills.

Micheal Martin didn’t so much get a honeymoon period as about enough time to have a cup of tea before his party started lobbing grenades at him.