Makings of a deal on water legislation there but diplomacy by megaphone must stop

At the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting in Leinster House last Wednesday, TDs and senators were told a deal had been done on water, writes Juno McEnroe. 

Fianna Fáil would take a hit accepting that Irish Water would remain and new builds would be metered. But it looked good. The party, whose support Fine Gael requires to stay in government, was happy overall.

Fast-forward to late last week and the weekend.