There are no winners in the farce that is Irish politics

It’s awards season, but  the drama queens and preening wannabes in the make-believe world of the Dáil deserve no accolades, and, inevitably, the biggest losers will be the voters, writes Shaun Connolly

AH, POLITICIANS. Aren’t they just wonderful? The award season is getting into full swing, what with the nominations for the Oscars, Grammies, and top soaps, so isn’t it time we celebrated our very own Dáil superstars?

‘Best actor in a leading role’ would, obviously, go to Taoiseach Enda Kenny, for his sterling performance in The Imitation Game, in which he imitates a national leader when he is really just a mid-division football manager facing certain relegation.