Shatter ‘waved on’ with a licence to legislate
Like the hot air he apparently blew into the breathalyser before asthma got the better of him, the no-confidence motion is unlikely to register anything of lasting significance.
Even those hoping for a more user-friendly minister to emerge from the mêlée are likely to be disappointed, because close colleagues believe Mr Shatter will not be standing for the Dáil again, and so intends to go out with a bang.