Judiciary are under siege again at the behest of a shameless populist

A row has been simmering between the executive and judicial branches of government for some time, writes Alison O’Connor. 

The best that can happen is that the Dáil takes its summer holidays early rather than later, that way the less damage that can be done.

A breather is needed, a lull, a time to catch a breath and to allow wiser heads to prevail, not the possibility of an extra week as has been proposed which would bring us past the middle of July.