Gender balance for ‘wise’ men of Leinster House

“We need some gender balance in that picture, where is the gender balance?” exclaimed senator Marie-Louise O’Donnell before she broke through the cordon.

The leaders of each of the political parties, along with the ceann comhairle — all men — had gathered around the Leinster House Christmas tree to mark the switching on of the lights.

“That’s a fine body of men we have,” said Taoiseach Enda Kenny as the photographers started snapping.