Government problems: Kicking the can of responsibility down the road

There are commisisons of investigation afoot into alleged garda malpractice and alleged ticket touting at the Olympics. The Nama inquiry is just another problem being long-fingered by the Coalition, writes Michael Clifford

HERE comes another inquiry with all bells and whistles attached. The latest revelations about Nama’s disposal of its assets in the North looks set to open up fresh prairies of investigation in this state.

The filming of an adviser to Nama in the North apparently accepting a bag with £40,000 in cash from a developer appears to have pushed over the line the requirement for an inquiry down here.