One too many sob stories threaten to turn the troika native

Is the troika going soft? Are some of its members going native?

The press conference was routine, complete with understandable abuse couched as questions, a little philosophy from Vincent Browne, a preponderance of RTÉ journalists and the ignoring of certain aspects by the panel.

The conference had been declared over until one doughty reporter pointed out a particular question had not been answered. There was no response apparently to whether there was anything Ireland was doing wrong. It was straight As all the way.