Shatter struggles to find a fall guy
THROUGH the fog of confusion, a ‘fall guy’ has emerged to take the rap. The sacking yesterday of the man who held the office of garda confidential recipient is another example of an attempt to bury a scandal as far as possible from the door of Justice Minister Alan Shatter. And he’s not alone, for Enda Kenny was also veering dangerously close to being drawn in himself.
The man in question, Oliver J Connolly, has been treated harshly by his erstwhile buddy, Shatter. He wasn’t even given the opportunity to resign with some grace from an office that is reaching the end of its days. More to the point, the sacking infers that Connolly did something wrong. There is absolutely no evidence of any wrongdoing on his part. If anything, all we know about how he functioned in his office suggests that he carried out his duties largely in a correct manner.
