President wanted: those without sin and ladies not for burning only

IMAGINE it’s 14 years into the future. Imagine that you run a major charity. Or you’re a successful MEP. Or you’re a TV star. Or a senator. You’ve done well, you’re popular, you’re happy.

Ireland has recovered and we’re no longer living in the half-finished ruins of the development debacle. With me so far? Good.

Next thing, The Suits come for you. The Suits, usually male, who are the quiet movers and shakers within political parties or special interest groups.