Seems to be a common enough opinion, but it is also a common opinion that we should have qualified people in the Dail, as he is a qualified accountant and barrister I would presume that makes him qualified and at the very least bright. Anyway he is gone now so lets see who we get in his place.
He hasn't gone from the Dail. Why do Irish people accept such low standards when it comes to ethical behaviour and corporate governance at the highest levels of business, politics and even the Church?
We wonder how we have ended up in this mess and our refusal to demand the highest standards of behaviour from the so called leaders of this Country is one of the main reasons.
To see ministerial colleagues line up and defend his actions was pitiful. I don't expect them to publically crucify their colleague and friend but I despair that not one person who is supposed to running this Country had to moral courage to come out and admit his behaviour was unacceptable and his resignation was the right thing for the Country. It was the exact same with John O'Donoghue.