Medical card U-turn ‘not a stunt’

Forget being wary of Greeks bearing gifts. They’re amateurs when compared to politicians bearing medical cards on the eve of an election, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

AS THE author Emma Bull once said, “coincidence is the word we use when we can’t see the levers and pulleys”.

On Tuesday — three days before the local, European, and by-elections that could prove key to Coalition support — the Government finally took decisive, commendable action on the ongoing discretionary medical cards scandal.