Shameful behaviour - Dáil deputies fined

THIS week two members of the Dáil, Mick Wallace and Clare Daly, were convicted of entering a restricted area at Shannon Airport.

They were fined €2,000 each and given 30 days to pay or face 30 days in jail. In a reaction that shows complete contempt, and a dangerous lack of understanding of how a parliamentary democracy works or, more importantly, is sustained, both declared that they would not pay the fines. “I wouldn’t pay that fine to save my life,” declared Mr Wallace.