First, it’s not up to the Taoiseach which debates do, or do not, happen in Ireland.
But seriously: Where are the prosecutions for the men to whom he provided these “services”?
Far from weakening the Union with England and Wales and Northern Ireland, Brexit actually strengthened it.
The fact that the Army is having to be called in to potentially operate the airport on their watch should, in a sensible world, be a fact that demands their immediate resignations.
The organisation is called the Health Service Executive. That, right at the start, is a clue to its unsuitability and the way it mitigates against public accountability.
Are these laws and precedents in danger? There is no real evidence that they are.
In fact, both FF and FG are on course to exceed their worst ever general election results
There is a sense, in the country, that things are a bit out of control.
“Personally, I’m not sure I care if a French frigate is practicing its anti-torpedo manoeuvres 70 miles off the coast of Bantry Bay, in the way I’d care about the Russians doing the same.”
On the face of it, the idea that the local gardai should have the discretion to be able to inform women if their partners have convictions for domestic violence is a good one.
It’s not just an insult to Nolan – it’s an insult to the public who, apparently, can’t be trusted to have basic conversations about obvious and reasonable questions.
What any Government could do about it in the current climate, though, without being denounced from the heights by all sides, I have no idea.