Warring, complaining senators are talking themselves into extinction

WORD from the rarified surrounds of Seanad Éireann, the crèche that cares for the oldest and boldest children in the country, that the rations are low and the natives are restless.

That’s according to Labour Senator John Gilroy who has finally snapped, saying he isn’t willing to take patronising lectures on reform from those good-for-nothings in the Dáil anymore.

“A deputy earns €27,000 more than a senator, yet the Seanad sits the same number of hours, sits on the same committees and passes the same legislation.