Terry Prone: Time for politicians to bin those bréaga phrases from vocabulary

The first few weeks since the resumption of Oireachtas business have been great fun altogether.

Of course, we’re not supposed to say that. We’re supposed to shake our heads gravely and talk of the unprecedented threat to democracy of three opposition leaders gathering around Verona Murphy on the floor of the chamber. Shocking, it was. Never happened before.

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