Dark side of the tiger exposed

WE have seen the gaping schism of Irish society. Tánaiste Mary Harney stands up and says that, yes, the treatment of the Gama workers was a disgrace but it had nothing to do with me, gov.

The sentiment that stood out from a Dáil speech that disowned all responsibility for the scandal was this: her job was to “encourage investment in this country anywhere I went”.

But somewhere in the northside of the Irish political landscape, another figure was speaking out. Smartass commentators make snide comments when Joe Higgins describes himself as leader of the Socialist Party.