Offence Minister shoots himself in the foot – again

Ladies of the night, keystone cops and political Pinocchios all featured in the swirl of intrigue as Willie O’Dea battled for his Cabinet life.

The Defence Minister decided the best survival tactic was to become the Offence Minister, and so went out of his way to offend as many as he could in the process.

All three main party leaders detonated at least one devastatingly explosive charge in their war of words, but the only target Mr O’Dea succeeded in hitting was his own foot – again and again.