O’Donoghue expenses - Time to end shabby affair

THE revelations about the brazen extravagance of the members of the House of Commons came about when information was leaked to the press.

They forced change that would not otherwise have occurred. The consequences were widespread and ended many careers.

In Ireland the furore surrounding Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue’s expenses drags on and on, all the while undermining our political system. Yesterday Fine Gael and Labour were joined by the Greens when they called for a “resolution of the conflict”.