Political hypocrisy has long history, but Bertie is guilty of much worse

Ahern left himself wide open to the suspicion that he was under obligation by appointing several people to State boards after they gave him money.

This compounded the original mistake with the result that his position as Taoiseach has become utterly untenable

MAJOR political scandals have rocked Irish politics since the foundation of the State. Many have been cynically exploited, so we should learn from past mistakes.