Political careerist

According to your columnist Victoria White (Dec 5), Deputy Colm Keaveney’s move to Fianna Fáil “looks careerist”. Who knows?

Political careerist
Thu, 12 Dec, 2013 - 00:00
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Careerism and opportunism, however, remain ubiquitous in Irish politics as elsewhere. Idealism, by contrast, appears conspicuous by its absence. Is politics a profession or a vocation?

JA Barnwell

St Patrick’s Road

Dublin 9

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