Threatened Garda strike a gamechanger for Paschal Donohoe

Why was it fair that gardaí who were outside the fold get a €3,000 plus pay increase in January when others in the deal have to wait until September to get €1,000, asks political editor Daniel McConnell

Paschal Donohoe looks tired these days.

He had a bruising year in 2016. He got elected against the odds in a gutted Dublin Central constituency after losing two-thirds of his previous support base.