TDs must remember their commitment to Tara

THE moral imperative for rerouting the M3 motorway has been long laid to rest — the new monument finds only compounds that.

The latest saga takes place in the hallowed walls of the Oireachtas as we rejoin our TDs to find how deep their commitment to Tara goes.

Will our new Ceann Comhlaire Tony Gregory forget his fundamental principles? Will the Greens forget their Green Valley in search of power? What will happen to Labour’s passion for Tara as they swim with the sharks? Will anyone ever talk to the Shinners? And what will they say other than ‘yes’?