Messenger is not to blame for cynicism about politicians

Any negativity or cynicism in the media is largely the result of the cynical behaviour of our political classes, Mr Rabbitte, writes Michael Clifford.

HE HASN’T gone away, you know. Pat Rabbitte may have exited the cabinet, but anybody who thought he would slip quietly from national prominence — like his kindred spirits, Ruairi Quinn and Eamon Gilmore — is mistaken.

Last Sunday, in a newspaper column, the former minister for communications and natural resources had a pop at “negativity” and “cynicism” in the media.