Gareth O'Callaghan: Modern politics is not for the faint-hearted
It has become a thankless job, especially in more recent times, with a heavy cross to bear when things don’t go to plan; and little seems to be going their way right now
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar meets Irish Farmers Association leader Joe Healy and members protesting outside Cork City Hall where a Government Cabinet Meeting was taking place in 2019. File Picture: John Allen
To be an honest politician can be both a calling and a curse. A friend of mine rather cynically describes a career in politics as a masochistic form of exhibitionism.
That’s far too harsh, although a healthy ego can often help to subdue any doubt as to what makes such a challenging career so appealing.
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