Greens become what they hate

TREVOR Sargent’s representations to the gardaí to drop a prosecution begs the question that if a squeaky clean TD can do that, what are less honourable TDs getting up to? Some applaud Sargent for going quickly and with dignity, unlike Willie O’Dea.

But Sargent had no choice because his unethical conduct was so outrageous not even the most brazen Fianna Fáiler would have attempted to ride it out.

The rapid fall of the Greens from the dizzying heights of moral smugness to the slurry pit of Fianna Fáil gombeenism is a sight to behold.