Let’s not be afraid to veto sinister deals

OUR unwavering penchant for high dudgeon has been satisfied in recent weeks, partially at least, by the widening allegations around Nama’s adventures in Northern Ireland.

Public outrage, manufactured or otherwise, and political opportunism make a public inquiry seem at least probable.

Before it became impossible to ignore the whiff around Project Eagle, our permanent chorus of discontent focussed on Irish Water, water charges, and the frightening administrative and political ineptitude shown during that project’s earliest days. That sorry saga facilitated, and facilitates, the kind of ideological fluidity that has done so much to discredit Ireland’s body politic and undermine faith in our democracy.