Michael Clifford: Mick Wallace is making a right show of himself

Mick Wallace and Clare Daly at Leinster House during their time as TDs. File picture: Gareth Chaney

Mickser, why don’t you come on home? Give up your oul air miles and get yourself back into national politics where you have a record of being useful. And while you’re at it, will you for the love of God lay off the Yanks?

Mick Wallace has been supping with some seriously dodgy people since he won a seat in the European Parliament in 2019 and took flight across the globe. His confederate, Clare Daly, whom many consider to be the brains behind the operation, is at his side, but you sense that Mick is leading the charge on this one. It’s as if ascent to the European Parliament has gone to his head, and a little irritant that once was a bee in his bonnet has now become his raging focus.