Shortall misjudgement

Roisin Shortall was totally unrealistic in her disagreement over spending cuts with the Minister for Health and completely misjudged the role of a minister for state.

The mark of a true professional is to keep your disagreements in-house and give it to your political opponents with both barrels.

Instead, Ms Shortall indulged in immature petulance. Just as well she wasn’t appointed to cabinet in 2011.

Mark Lonergan

Dublin 11