She’s alive and well, and now she’s on Twitter. Don Morgan pays tribute to that legendary institution, the Irish mammy

The recent effort by Minister for the Environment Martin Cullen to extend the electoral begging bowl by suggesting that the cap on corporate donations be scrapped was viewed with a large measure of scepticism by the public.

THE current limits on donations to political parties should be retained for the present in the interest of openness and transparency, Fianna Fáil’s former chief fundraiser has said.