Politicians quick to dilute their principles on Irish Water

If you were to believe the body politic, Irish Water is the most evil thing since Hitler and the SS. All the parties, especially Fianna Fáil, which introduced water charges in 2010, have sold out their principles for populism, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford

Charlie Flanagan compared the discussions on water between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil to the peace process.

Earlier in the week, Ruth Coppinger compared the “struggle” against charges to the struggles against slavery and for women’s emancipation. This is what politics in this country has been reduced to at a time of living dangerously.