The judiciary must be scrutinised

CLARE Daly has received some flak for drawing a few kicks at a judge in the Dáil, writes Michael Clifford. 

The criticism centred on parliamentary privilege, which, once she was suitably shod, she used to put the boot into the judge and the way she believed he had handled her case concerning a speeding offence.

A couple of newspaper columnists were annoyed with her, as was the odd letter writer, and some baby barristers on Twitter. All felt that she had strayed hopelessly across the separation of powers to pursue a personal agenda.