Two bad moments in a long political career

THE late John Wilson was, I’m sure, a fine public representative and minister over many years. He was also a noted classical scholar and Gaelic footballer.

However, I must say I was disappointed in him for two reasons.

First I heard him say once in a TV interview that the reason he entered politics in 1973 was that he felt Jack Lynch was not getting proper advice on Northern Ireland. What he meant by that I do not know.