Bertie’s legacy
During his leadership, TDs’ salaries and allowances became so huge a brown envelope with €10,000 in used notes would be laughed out of a constituency office.
Jim Mullins
Cois Coillte
Gurteen
Inniscarra
Co Cork
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SUBSCRIBEDuring his leadership, TDs’ salaries and allowances became so huge a brown envelope with €10,000 in used notes would be laughed out of a constituency office.
Jim Mullins
Cois Coillte
Gurteen
Inniscarra
Co Cork

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