Terry Prone: Time for politicians to bin those bréaga phrases from vocabulary

The communication of our TDs and senators would be greatly improved if they reconsidered, and in some cases removed, certain phrases from their vocabulary 

'The first few weeks since the resumption of Oireachtas business have been great fun altogether.' Picture: Flickr/Houses of Oireachtas

The first few weeks since the resumption of Oireachtas business have been great fun altogether.

Of course, we’re not supposed to say that. We’re supposed to shake our heads gravely and talk of the unprecedented threat to democracy of three opposition leaders gathering around Verona Murphy on the floor of the chamber. Shocking, it was. Never happened before.