Nama data ruling: A victory worth celebrating

IT may be overstating the case to say a citadel fell yesterday, but only just. 

The unanimous Supreme Court decision that the National Assets Management Agency must comply with requests for information under Environmental Information Regulations is victory for the idea of transparency in public affairs, especially where extraordinary public funds are involved.

That the victory came about because of the tenacity of journalist Gavin Sheridan rather than political efforts says more than enough, too much really, about our politicians’ real attitude to transparency.