Maria Bailey has paid the price for political foot in mouth, it’s time to move on

HOW much is a pound of flesh worth these days? A different price to different people, obviously, depending on whose flesh is under discussion. But in the case of Maria Bailey it would appear no price is too high when it comes to the ongoing public flailing of the Fine Gael TD.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was correct not to take the party whip from the woman who is now more notorious than crime lords and Celtic Tiger bankers.