Fianna Fáil behaviour corrosive to democracy

Fianna Fáil refuses to hold the Government to account, preferring to put its own calculated government ambitions before the good of the country, writes Michael Clifford

EVENTS in this country over the last few days give some hint as to the roots of Donald Trump’s electoral success in the USA.

Stateside, a large cohort were looking for a leader, a strongman, somebody who sounded like he might get things done. They wanted something different from the same old, same old, which is stuck in a groove. So desperate were they that they went for…well, The Donald.