TDs add all the trimmings to feisty festive debate

Perhaps it’s the addition of turkey, ham, and all the trimmings on the menu in the Dáil canteen that has put TDs in a festive but feisty mood.

Or perhaps — as one Sinn Féin member suggested in the Dáil — it may be the thoughts of letting loose at the Christmas party that encouraged rowdiness and mischief yesterday.

Whatever the reason, some TDs will most probably have been crossed off Santa’s nice list and added to the naughty one after their raucous performances in the Dáil chamber yesterday.